Oregon Capital Chronicle

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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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Stanton Healthcare, headquartered in Meridian, Idaho, advertises a controversial and unregulated treatment that claims, without credible data, to reverse the effects of medication abortion. | COURTESY OF BRANDI SWINDELL

How to make a state abortion ban go national

Stanton Healthcare has been the driving force to test the boundaries of Idaho’s strict abortion ban, adding to chaos and uncertainty among Idahoans who need abortions

May 1, 2023

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Viable male birth control options could be on the horizon

One organization with a single donor is trying to lead the way in a lonely health care frontier

Apr 27, 2023

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With Oregon Health Plan review underway, hundreds of callers a day give up on state’s helpline

State officials acknowledge call takers need more training, with at least one telling a member the wrong information — twice

Apr 25, 2023

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U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. | MARK THOMAS/PIXABAY

U.S. Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill as lawsuit continues

The abortion pill will remain available throughout the United States while a lawsuit works through the appeals process

Apr 23, 2023

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Oregonians gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center to protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June 2022 that overturned Roe V. Wade. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon announces it will stockpile abortion drug

The move follows similar steps the Democratic governors of Washington state and Massachusetts took in shoring up supplies of mifepristone

Apr 21, 2023

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Ana Maria Rodriguez uses a test strip to test water from Mike Pearson’s Boardman well outside the state Capitol in Salem on April 17, 2023. | JULIA SHUMWAY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Northeast Oregonians ask governor to declare emergency over contaminated drinking water

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and two of three state elected officials from Morrow and Umatilla counties denied an audience with residents

Apr 20, 2023

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U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. | MARK THOMAS/PIXABAY

U.S. Supreme Court holds off on abortion pill ruling until midnight Friday

The short-term stay of lower court rulings ensures that access to mifepristone until midnight Friday

Apr 20, 2023

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Planned Parenthood facilities, like this one in Southeast Portland, provide the majority of abortions in Oregon. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Abortion providers in Oregon say little has changed amid the nationwide legal fight

The battle over the abortion pill mifepristone is headed to the Supreme Court but, in the meantime, the pill is available in Oregon

Apr 18, 2023