In the wake of Oregon hospitals ending access to gender-affirming care for minors, dueling state policies over abortion and increasingly hostile federal actions toward transgender Americans, Oregon Democrats say the state’s protections for doctors and patients need an update. House Bill 4088 awaits a House floor vote after Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee advanced […]

Oregon Democrats have agreed to backfill $7.5 million in lost Planned Parenthood dollars, months after Congress approved a measure blocking access to federal Medicaid funds until at least July 2026.  Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama, D-Portland, announced late last week that the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Emergency Board will allocate the funding to Planned Parenthood at […]