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theoutlookonline.com > 03/27/2026 > wyden-merkley-slam-baseless-federal-investigation-into-oregon-abortion-coverage-requirement

Wyden, Merkley slam ‘baseless’ federal investigation into Oregon abortion coverage requirement

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (352+ words) Published 11:12 am Friday, March 27, 2026 Oregon's U.S. senators are calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to drop a "needless and wasteful" investigation into Oregon and other states that require health insurers to cover abortion. In a letter sent Friday…...

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theoutlookonline.com > 02/12/2026 > facing-a-chilling-effect-oregon-lawmakers-seek-to-beef-up-abortion-trans-health-care-laws

Facing a ‘chilling effect,’ Oregon lawmakers seek to beef up abortion, trans health care laws

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (755+ words) Published 8:01 am Thursday, February 12, 2026 In the wake of Oregon hospitals ending access to gender-affirming care for minors, dueling state policies over abortion and increasingly hostile federal actions toward transgender Americans, Oregon Democrats say the state's protections for doctors and patients…...