NCSA Opposition to Oregon HB 4088 — Criminalizing Disability Behaviors in Hospital Settings (February 2024)

NCSA Policy Director Jackie Kancir's February 2024 testimony opposing Oregon HB 4088, which would expose individuals with severe autism and IDD to felony assault charges for challenging behaviors during hospital care — arguing that criminalizing disability symptoms has no deterrent effect and that specialized units, not prosecution, are the answer.