Oregon Ballot Measure 111
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
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
References
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- 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.
- McDaniel, Piper; Ryder-Marks, Mia; Henshaw, Melanie (September 21, 2022). "2022 Elections | Oregon Ballot Measures". Street Roots. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
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- Botkin, Ben (October 20, 2022). "Kitzhaber: Ballot Measure 111 Falls Short Of Oregon's Needs". The Lund Report. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- "Union Guide to the 2022 General Election". Northwest Labor Press. October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- "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.
- 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.
- "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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