Abortion

If Republicans in the U.S. Senate pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Oregonians currently enrolled in Medicaid are more likely than people in nearly any other state to lose coverage and end up uninsured, according to analyses from several national think tanks.

Republican senators used a series of rare procedural moves to cut off discussion by opposing Democrats before passing the proposed abortion-rights revision by a 21-11 vote. The measure passed the Republican-led House last month.

We talk with PVP founder Jen Jackson Quintano and another woman who has told her story publicly, Desi Ballis.

The most "relevant" results that come up in a search of "abortion" on HHS.gov, the website for the federal Department of Health and Human Services, are several years old, from the first Trump administration.

Oregon has among the strongest protections for abortion rights and the fewest limits on the procedure of any state in the nation. Could Republican control of the presidency and both chambers of the U.S. Congress make things harder for abortion providers and seekers in Oregon, despite protective state laws? OPB health reporter Amelia Templeton fills us in.

The governor is purchasing more mifepristone. Abortion providers are bracing for new legal challenges and funding cuts. Groups opposed to abortion, meanwhile, say they believe states will retain authority over the issue.

The plaintiffs, which include both patients and physicians, say the abortion bans go against their constitutional rights to happiness and safety. The lawsuit does not seek to allow abortions in all cases, but wants the current law to allow patients with complications, pre-existing conditions and lethal fetal diagnosis to access care.

After Idaho's abortion ban, Planned Parenthood in Oregon and Washington saw Idaho patients rise. Idaho law currently restricts sharing information on out-of-state abortions with Idaho agencies.

Oregonians don’t list abortion of one of their top issues in the state, which is one of the nation’s most progressive on reproductive rights, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a key issue.

Oregon has positioned itself to serve as a reproductive health care sanctuary for those in states with strict abortion bans. But advocates are still concerned that access might be chipped away.