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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

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A box of Narcan, an-opioid reversing drug, before it was distributed at a day shelter in Ontario, Ore. on Oct. 13, 2022. | KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Senate passes legislation to fight opioid overdoses

The bill would give patients with a history of opioid use increased access to overdose reversal medications when they leave care settings

Apr 18, 2023

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

U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocks limits to abortion pill access

Any changes in access to the abortion medication mifepristone are blocked from taking effect until Wednesday at midnight

Apr 17, 2023

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Companies that willfully violated Oregon OSHA COVID regulations owe state nearly $800,000

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines owed to the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration remain unpaid – just as they did a year ago

Apr 13, 2023