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The initiative is part of the state’s goal of eliminating health inequities in Oregon by 2030.

States have the ability to set their own restrictions, so where people live will determine their level of access to abortion.

The 6-3 decision in the case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturned a nearly 50-year precedent.

Reproductive health care providers in Oregon have prepared for months for an influx of patients from states where doctors face prison time for providing abortions.

The vote to overturn a union-negotiated deal for 1,600 nurses could have major ripple effects beyond the Portland hospital — one of three in Oregon where nurses have authorized a strike.