Our
Successes
Thanks in part to your passion and support, we’ve defeated dozens of anti-reproductive health laws and ballot measures since 1993, expanded access to health care services for Oregonians, bolstered sex education standards in schools, and advanced racial, gender and economic justice.
2022
- Passed the Reproductive Health Equity Fund, a first-of-its-kind $15 million investment to meaningfully support communities hardest hit by abortion bans.
- Collaborated with state agencies to fully implement the Reproductive Health Equity Act, hold insurers accountable for noncompliance and reimburse anyone who was wrongfully charged.
- Joined the Reproductive Health and Access to Care Work Group to create policy, administrative and budget proposals that will expand equitable access to reproductive and gender-affirming care.
- Worked in coalition to ensure farmworkers are paid for the overtime they’ve earned; create universal legal representation for Oregonians facing deportation; and reform our justice system.
2021
- Achieved an 88% winning rate in electing school board candidates who support accurate, inclusive sex education.
- Passed the Equal Access to Care Act, which puts health equity — not profit — at the center of every healthcare merger and acquisition.
- Passed the Telehealth Equity Act, which ensures coverage of telehealth services.
- Worked in coalition to reform our childcare system, strengthen supports for LGBTQ+ students and expand access to voting, menstrual products in schools, HIV prevention medication and healthcare coverage regardless of immigration status.
2020
- Ensured that abortion, family planning and gender-affirming care were defined as essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Flipped three seats across the state House, Senate and Secretary of State office to pro–reproductive health champions
2019
- Passed the nation’s most progressive paid family and medical leave law
- Made historic investments in our K-12 public education system through the Student Success Act
- Secured driver’s licenses for all Oregonians, regardless of citizenship status
- Secured prepaid postage for mail-in ballots to make voting free in Oregon, with every single mailbox becoming a dropbox
2018
- Defeated Ballot Measure 106, a backdoor ban on safe, legal abortion
- Protected healthcare coverage for one in four Oregonians with Ballot Measure 101
- Passed legislation to review extreme disparities in maternal mortality among African-American mothers
2017
- Passed the Reproductive Health Equity Act, the most progressive reproductive health policy in the U.S.
- Expanded Oregon Health Plan to cover all children and teens, regardless of immigration status
- Adopted legislation expanding access to vasectomies, one of the most effective forms of birth control
2016
- Worked in coalition to secure a higher minimum wage
2015
- Passed landmark legislation making Oregon the first U.S. state to guarantee 12-month birth control access
- Worked in coalition to pass paid sick days and to “ban the box” on job applications, expanding employment opportunities for people with prior convictions and arrests
2014
- Achieved 89% success rate in our endorsed races and unseated two longtime Oregon Right to Life allies
- Kept constitutional amendment to prohibit access to medically necessary abortion coverage for low-income Oregonians off the ballot
2013
- Passed bill to promote early detection of breast cancer
- Launched statewide outreach program to help uninsured Oregonians understand and enroll in Affordable Care Act
2012
- Won 100% of our targeted races, regaining a pro-reproductive health majority in the Oregon Legislature
- Kept constitutional amendment to prohibit access to medically necessary abortion coverage for low-income Oregonians off the ballot
2010-2011
- Endorsed candidates in every statewide legislative race for first time and made more than 250,000 contacts with voters
- Passed bipartisan resolution in the Oregon Legislature to urge birth control coverage with no co-pays in the Affordable Care Act
2009
- Updated Oregon law to ensure all students receive age-appropriate, medically accurate sex ed
- Passed legislation to allow patients with sexually transmitted infections to leave doctors’ offices with medication for partners
- Helped ensure all Oregon insurers provide coverage for HPV vaccine to address the cervical cancer epidemic
2007
- Passed landmark act requiring all prescription drug plans to cover birth control and provide emergency contraception in ERs to rape survivors
2005
- Secured permanent coverage for vital reproductive health services like annual exams, Pap tests and pregnancy
- Helped Oregon become second state in country to require insurance coverage of lifesaving breast exams
2003
- Passed funding to give every sexual assault victim in Oregon a medical exam, regardless of ability to pay
1997
- Approved Medicaid expansion to provide free or low-cost access to birth control for low-income Oregonians
1993
- Secured coverage for vital reproductive health services like annual exams, Pap tests and pregnancy, with renewal every six years
- Helped Oregon become seventh state to establish felony charges for blocking access to medical facilities
- Required Oregon schools to provide comprehensive curriculum if they offer sex ed
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