Norwest v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital

I dissent because I do not agree with the statement in the majority opinion that "[t]he history of the legal recognition of the importance of family relationships and the protection of those relationships has, in Oregon at least, been a history of legislative, not judicial, change.” 52 Or App at 856.

The legislature has recognized and protected family relationships in the statutes relied upon by the majority: ORS 30.010 (the right of a mother to bring an action for loss of consortium); ORS 30.010 (the right of a mother to bring an action for injury to her child); and ORS 30.020 (the right of a…