Oregon Ballot Measure 111, the Right to Healthcare Amendment, is an amendment to the Constitution of Oregon that voters passed as part of the 2022 Oregon elections.[1][2] The amendment states that "It is the obligation of the state to ensure that every resident of Oregon has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a fundamental right."[3] This measure makes Oregon the first state with a constitutional right to healthcare.[4]
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The amendment notes that this "must be balanced against the public interest funding public schools and other essential public services", but does not cover how healthcare would be funded.[5]
Endorsements edit
Yes
- U.S. senators
- Jeff Merkley, U.S. senator from Oregon[6]
- State legislators
- Rob Wagner, majority leader of the Oregon State Senate and state senator from the 19th district[7]
- Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, state senator from the 17th district[8]
- Tina Kotek, former speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and state representative from the 44th district, and 2022 candidate for governor[9]
- Rob Nosse, state representative from the 42nd district[10]
- Labor unions
- Oregon AFL–CIO[11]
- AFT-Oregon[11]
- Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFT Local 5017[11]
- Oregon AFSCME[12]
- American Federation of Musicians Local 99[11]
- Oregon Education Association[11]
- Service Employees International Union Oregon State Council (Locals 49 and 503)[11]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555[11]
- Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste[13]
- Oregon AFSCME Retirees Chapter 75[12]
- Political Parties
- Newspapers
- Pamplin Media (Portland Tribune)[16]
- Willamette Week[17]
- The Skanner[18]
- Street Roots[19]
- The Source Weekly[20]
- Eugene Weekly[21]
- Portland Mercury[22]
- Organizations
- Providence Health & Services[4]
- Oregon Nurses Association[23]
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon[23]
- CareOregon[4]
- Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center[24]
- Oregon Academy of Family Physicians[25]
- Oregon College of Nurse-Midwives[12]
- Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility[26]
- Physicians for a National Health Program Oregon[12]
- Oregon Public Health Association[27]
- Urban League of Portland[24]
- ACLU of Oregon[28]
- Associated Students of Oregon State University[29]
- Oregon NOW[30]
- Basic Rights Oregon[31]
- Oregon Food Bank[23]
- Oregon Recovers[23]
- AAUW of Oregon[12]
- Portland Jobs with Justice[12]
- Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice[12]
- League of Women Voters of Oregon[7]
- Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network[32]
- Oregon League of Conservation Voters[33]
- Sierra Club Oregon Chapter[34]
- NAACP Portland Branch 1120[35]
No
- Statewide officials
- John Kitzhaber, former governor of Oregon[36]
- State legislators
- Fred Girod, state senator from the 9th district and former minority leader of the Oregon State Senate[7]
- Betsy Johnson, former state senator from the 16th district and 2022 candidate for governor[4]
- Christine Drazan, former minority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives and state representative from the 39th district[4]
- Kim Wallan, state representative from the 6th district[37]
- Ron Noble, state representative from the 24th district[38]
- Julie Parrish, former state representative from the 37th House district[4]
- Political parties
- Newspapers
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "What measures are on the Oregon ballot in 2022?". KOIN.com. 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "Voters in Oregon pass health care measure". opb. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ "Online Voters' Pamphlet | Oregon Secretary of State". oregonvotes.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ a b c d e f Templeton, Amelia (October 17, 2022). "Measure 111 would make Oregon the first state to guarantee access to health care". OPB. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Election 2022: Measure 111 asks Oregon voters to decide if health care is a human right". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Merkley, Jeff (October 30, 2022). "Where I stand on Oregon's ballot measures ✅✅✅✅". Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate, Oregon. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c McDaniel, Piper; Ryder-Marks, Mia; Henshaw, Melanie (September 21, 2022). "2022 Elections | Oregon Ballot Measures". Street Roots. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Eckert, Tiffany (October 17, 2022). "Measure 111 asks Oregon voters to decide if healthcare should be a fundamental right". KLCC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Templeton, Amelia (October 13, 2022). "What Oregonians should know about the governor candidates and health care". OPB. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Botkin, Ben (October 20, 2022). "Kitzhaber: Ballot Measure 111 Falls Short Of Oregon's Needs". The Lund Report. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Union Guide to the 2022 General Election". Northwest Labor Press. October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Online Voters' Pamphlet: Measure 111: Arguments in Favor". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "November 2022: PCUN Endorsed Candidates & Ballot Measures". PCUN. August 15, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Democratic Party of Oregon 2022 Voter Guide". Democratic Party of Oregon. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Online Voters' Pamphlet: Political Party Statements: Progressive Party". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "ENDORSEMENT: Most, but not all, state measures would be steps forward". Portland Tribune. October 28, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "WW's General Election 2022 Endorsements: Ballot Measures". Willamette Week. October 19, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "The Skanner News Endorsements: November General Election 2022". The Skanner. October 24, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Opinion | Street Roots endorsements for 2022 measures". Street Roots. October 19, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Election 2022 Endorsements". The Source Weekly. October 26, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsements – State Races". Eugene Weekly. October 13, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Your Mercury General Election 2022 Endorsements CHEAT SHEET!". Portland Mercury. October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Parafiniuk-Talesnick, Tatiana (October 12, 2022). "Election 2022: Measure 111 asks Oregon voters to decide if health care is a human right". The Register-Guard. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Supporters". Right to Healthcare Oregon. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Selsky, Andrew (October 27, 2022). "Oregon could be 1st state to make health care a human right". AP News. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Vote with OregonPSR for a Healthy, Safe, and Just Oregon!". Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Legislative Updates". Oregon Public Health Association. March 9, 2022. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Elections". ACLU of Oregon. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Stark, Haley (November 3, 2022). "ASOSU endorses Oregon ballot measures 111, 112". The Daily Barometer. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsements". Oregon NOW. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Equality PAC 2022". Basic Rights Oregon. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Ballot Measures 2022". Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network. Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022 General Endorsements". Oregon League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Endorsed Candidates and Ballot Measures". Sierra Club. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Redden, Jim (November 7, 2022). "Portland NAACP officials urge community members to vote". Portland Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ Kitzhaber, John (October 18, 2022). "Kitzhaber urges 'no' vote on ballot measure making health care a constitutional right". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Online Voters' Pamphlet: Measure 111: Arguments in Opposition". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ Wong, Peter (October 25, 2022). "Oregon's Measure 111 could establish health care access as a constitutional right". Oregon Capital Insider. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Online Voters' Pamphlet: Political Party Statements: Oregon Republican Party". Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Editorial endorsement November 2022: Vote 'no' on legally risky Measure 111". The Oregonian/OregonLive. October 19, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Editorial: The Bulletin's editorial endorsements". The Bulletin. October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
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