Julia Shumway

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers start trying to tackle state’s addiction crisis

The fentanyl crisis touches every part of the state, public health officials told lawmakers on Wednesday

Oct 19, 2023

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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum talks with an official from Planned Parenthood before a news conference about the abortion pill on Sunday, March 12, 2023. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Ellen Rosenblum, other attorneys general urge Supreme Court to preserve abortion pill access

A coalition of 24 Democratic attorneys general filed a brief with the Supreme Court urging it to reverse a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling making it harder for patients to access mifepristone

Oct 17, 2023

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Oregon Right to Life sues state over birth control, abortion insurance mandate

The group doesn’t meet the definition of a religious employer but argues it should get the same exemption that allows religious employers to offer plans that don’t include abortion or contraceptive coverage

Sep 6, 2023

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Ryan Patraw process ballots at the Marion County Clerk’s Office in Salem on Monday, May 16. Each ballot goes through several steps before it is scanned to have the vote tabulated. | RON COOPER/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Wyden, Merkley press Medicaid administrator on Oregon automatic voter registration expansion

A new state law will automatically add Medicaid recipients to state voter rolls, but only if the federal government allows the Oregon Health Authority to share data

Aug 22, 2023

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Supporters of Republican senators rally at the Oregon Capitol on Monday, May 15, 2023, and voice opposition to House Bill 2002, an abortion and gender-affirming health care bill. The GOP-led walkout prevented the Senate from conducting business for a 10th day. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Here’s what Oregon’s controversial abortion, gender-affirming care bill would do

One thing it wouldn’t? Change anything about minors’ access to gender-affirming care

May 23, 2023

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Rep. Emily McIntire, R-Eagle Point, works on the House floor at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. | AMANDA LOMAN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Republicans, Oregon Right to Life sue over abortion bill’s readability

They allege that top legislative leaders broke state law because the written summary of the major bill on abortion and gender-affirming care isn’t easy to understand

May 4, 2023

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Oregonians gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center to protest the June 2022 Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon House passes sweeping bill to guarantee access to abortion, gender-affirming care

The bill stands in opposition to legislation in Republican-led states blocking access and criminalizing care

May 2, 2023

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Oregonians march in downtown Portland against the June 2022 Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon bill on abortion, gender-affirming care clears first hurdle

It would bar Oregon courts from helping states prosecute people who provided care that complies with Oregon laws, among other protections

Apr 4, 2023

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A reproductive rights protest in Washington D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon launches new free hotline for abortion legal advice

Abortion rights are now protected in some states, including Oregon, and restricted in others, such as Idaho.

Jan 23, 2023