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Oregonians gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center to protest the June 2022 Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon House passes sweeping bill to guarantee access to abortion, gender-affirming care

The bill stands in opposition to legislation in Republican-led states blocking access and criminalizing care
May 2, 2023
This year, about 3,200 rocks were hand painted by volunteers spreading awareness about organ donation through the "Kindness Rocks" campaign. | COURTESY OF ANNE CARLETON/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

How the death of a 15-year-old saved lives and spread kindness

After her son’s organ donations saved seven lives, a mother organized a rock-painting campaign to raise awareness for organ donation at Kaiser Permanente’s Hillsboro hospital
May 1, 2023
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Stanton Healthcare, headquartered in Meridian, Idaho, advertises a controversial and unregulated treatment that claims, without credible data, to reverse the effects of medication abortion. | COURTESY OF BRANDI SWINDELL

How to make a state abortion ban go national

Stanton Healthcare has been the driving force to test the boundaries of Idaho’s strict abortion ban, adding to chaos and uncertainty among Idahoans who need abortions
May 1, 2023
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Meals on Wheels as a climate-relief model

Multnomah County's program distributing food for the elderly is being cited to show how volunteers can address heat strokes and other health concerns in times of need
Apr 27, 2023
large white hospital building bears the word "BayCare"
BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel opened in March and as early as 2025 is slated to be among three general hospitals in Wesley Chapel, a Tampa suburb. The three hospitals will be within a five-minute drive of one another. | PHIL GALEWITZ, KFF HEALTH NEWS

How a 2019 Florida law catalyzed a hospital-building boom

About two-thirds of states, including Oregon, require government approval to build a hospital; in Florida dropping that rule has spawned dozens of new hospitals to serve the affluent that critics say will drive up health care costs and hurt quality
Apr 27, 2023

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