{"id":180067,"date":"2022-06-24T16:43:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T23:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eugeneweekly.com\/?p=186937"},"modified":"2022-06-27T11:00:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T18:00:04","slug":"protests-and-action-in-response-to-abortion-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extra.eugeneweekly.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/24\/protests-and-action-in-response-to-abortion-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests and Action in Response to Abortion Ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"

The constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S. that was guaranteed under <\/span>Roe v. Wade<\/span><\/i> no longer exists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court <\/span>issued its decision <\/span><\/a>on <\/span>Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization<\/span><\/i> and ended the right to choose in 13 states with \u201ctrigger bans,\u201d which were designed to take effect as soon as <\/span>Roe<\/span><\/i> was overturned, within 30 days. Several other states are expected to either revive old bans or revive legislation that had been stopped by the courts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Oregon is not one of those states \u2014 something that has been reiterated by everyone from Gov. Kate Brown to An Do, executive director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon. \u201cRegardless of the Supreme Court\u2019s decisions, abortion is still legal in Oregon,\u201d Do said in a Friday Zoom shortly after the Supreme Court opinion was announced.<\/span><\/p>\n

Advocates for the right to choose are responding to the Dobbs<\/em> decision with not only words but with action. Seeding Justice announced a $1 million contribution from Oregon\u2019s Reproductive Health Equity Fund, still others are calling to take action by voting in the November midterm elections and protesters are gathering at the federal courthouse and other locations to voice their disagreement with the devastating ruling.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThough we knew this was coming, this is still a dark day for us here in the United States,\u201d says Kim Marks of Eugene\u2019s As You Like It \u2014 A Pleasure Shop, an eco-conscious, green, gender-inclusive sex toy shop. \u201cWe have a long road in front of us to make this right for ourselves and future generations.” Marks is a life-long community activist, who was preparing for the shop\u2019s grand reopening when the abortion news came through. She adds, she is \u201csitting with heartbreak hope everybody is able to get the support they need.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ashland As You Like It store closed Friday in protest of the ruling, Marks says. Some people from the Eugene store will be protesting and others will stay and be a safe space for folks, she says.<\/span><\/p>\n

That support for people who need abortions outside of Oregon \u2014\u00a0places like <\/span>neighboring Idaho <\/span><\/a>that have one of the trigger laws taking effect in 30 days \u2014\u00a0is a concern for abortion providers and advocates. \u201cReproductive justice is inextricably intertwined with racial, gender and economic justice,\u201d Do said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sandy Chung of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, also on the Zoom, said, \u201cThis decision will allow extremists across the country to ban abortion and will force women and others who can become pregnant into a second class status by denying them control over their bodies and their futures.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cThis is how systemic racism and misogyny work,\u201d and pointed out that the most harm will come to communities with the least access to financial and health resources, such as Black, Indigenous and People of Color, and those who are disabled, low income and rural.<\/span><\/p>\n

Portland-based Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette, has leased a space for a clinic in Ontario, Oregon, a short drive from Idaho.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a press release from Seeding Justice and the Northwest Abortion Access Fund, Oregon health centers could see a 234 percent increase in out-of-state patients from neighboring states and beyond. And it cites an analysis by <\/span>The New York Times<\/span><\/i> indicating \u201cEastern Oregonians could see an up to 35 percent reduction in abortion access when Idaho\u2019s trigger law banning abortion goes into effect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Oregon Legislature established the Reproductive Health Equity Fund in the 2022 session with a $15 million state allocation. Administered by Seeding Justice, the Reproductive Health Equity Fund is to counter attacks on abortions access by providing resources for those who may be impacted by the loss of federal abortion protections the money.<\/span><\/p>\n

The $1 million announced today was given to Northwest Abortion Access Fund to \u201cstrengthen its existing work with communities on the ground, providing resources and support to people seeking abortion, including the cost of procedures, helping getting to and from the clinic, a safe place to stay for those traveling for care, and more,\u201d according to the release.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also on Friday, Brown together with the governors of Washington and California announced a<\/span> multi-state commitment <\/span><\/a>to defend access to reproductive health care, including abortion and contraceptives, and committed to protecting patients and doctors against efforts by other states to enforce their abortion bans in our states\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At a congressional level, Oregon. Sen. Ron Wyden issued a statement condemning the decision and calling for action at the ballot box: \u201cThe ultimate recourse for the American people is to expand majorities in the House and Senate that will do whatever it takes to codify Roe into law and expand access to safe, legal abortion nationwide,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon swiftly announced a rally at 5:30 p<\/span>m, Friday June 24, the day the opinion was released, at the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse. Masks and social distancing is encouraged, according to the <\/span>We Won\u2019t Go Back website.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And a \u201cNight of Rage\u201d has been announced as taking place at 10 pm at the Dove Medical clinic in Eugene. Dove is an <\/span>anti-abortion medical center that calls itself a \u201cfree pregnancy diagnosis clinic\u201d and claims to do \u201cdecision coaching.\u201d An online f<\/span>lyer for the protest says calls Dove a \u201clocal fake women\u2019s health clinic\u201d and proclaims \u201cIf abortions aren\u2019t safe, then they aren\u2019t either.\u201d Dove was boarded up earlier in the day.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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The Planned Parenthood rally is 5:30 pm Friday June 24, at the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse, 405 E. 8th Avenue. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

As You Like It is located at 1655 W. 11th Avenue and its grand opening is noon to 6 pm June 26.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

For information on where to get an abortion go to <\/span>AbortionFinder.org<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

For information on getting a vasectomy go to <\/span>Planned Parenthood.<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n

Eugene Weekly didn’t quote anti-choice advocates. That was on purpose.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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