Saying "We will not stand on the sidelines as these attacks mount," Oregon Governor Kate Brown joined the governors of Washington and California in signing a Multi-State Commitment to Reproductive Freedom.

According to the letter, "The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn half a century of settled precedent and rescind the U.S. Constitution’s protection of reproductive freedom jeopardizes safe access to reproductive healthcare across the United States." The letter includes a commitment to the following:

• Protect against efforts by states hostile to abortion rights to target patients who receive legal reproductive healthcare services in our states
• Protect against judicial and local law enforcement cooperation with out-of-state investigations, inquiries, and arrests regarding abortion

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

• Refuse non-fugitive extradition of individuals for criminal prosecution for receiving legal reproductive healthcare services in our states li>Protect against adverse actions by personal or professional liability insurers against those who assisted an individual from out-of-state in receiving an abortion
• Defend and protect licensed medical professionals in continuing to provide reproductive healthcare, in compliance with state and federal law
• Promote greater access to abortion care services
• Defend against false and misleading reproductive healthcare information.

--Ryan Bannister

Post Date: 2022-08-13 06:12:11

Last Update: 2022-08-15 15:27:06