Misogynistic advocates failed in their attempt to legislate women into incubators in Oregon.
Their evil plan was foiled by a state population that will not tolerate repression.
We have important news to share that will shape Oregon’s political landscape in this crucial election year: Today we learned that 2 dangerous anti-choice constitutional amendments have FAILED to qualify for the November ballot. As a result, Planned Parenthood PAC of Oregon can focus on a proactive agenda to secure a pro-women’s health majority in the Legislature, instead of defending ourselves from another set of attacks.
This leaves Planned Parenthood with more funds to combat STD's, provide reproductive care, and screen low income women for cancers.
Initiative Petition 22 would have amended the Oregon Constitution to declare “personhood” for fertilized eggs. This extreme measure could have resulted in outlawing birth control, in vitro fertilization and abortion even in the case of rape and incest.
Initiative Petition 25 would have amended the Oregon Constitution to prohibit access to medically necessary abortion coverage for low-income women. With no exception for the health of the woman, it would not only have denied many Oregon women access to the comprehensive health care they currently have, it would have denied services to women facing terrible health issues like cancer and severe fetal abnormalities.
I can not help but appreciate how many lives were saved by all those Oregonians not signing the petition. They did not sign it because they care more for their Mothers, sisters, wives and friends than imposing their bronze age ideas on them.
How refreshing to live in a state where personhood is actually reserved for, you know, actual people.