Well good for Oregonians. Glad to see those wide margins of victory, or I
guess in this case, defeat.
Evan
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Oregonians reject reactionary ballot measures
https://socialistaction.org/2018/11/20/oregonians-reject-reactionary-ballot-measures/
Oregonians reject reactionary ballot measures
/ 4 days ago
By ANN MONTAGUE
Two ballot measures, on immigration and on abortion rights, were
rejected by large margins in Oregon on Nov. 6. The attack on immigrants
would have repealed Oregon 31-year-old sanctuary law, which protected
immigrants from discrimination and federal immigration law enforcement.
It was the first such law in the nation.
The local organization behind the ballot measure was Oregonians For
Immigration Law Reform. They have been linked to white nationalism and
labeled as an anti-immigrant hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
In Oregon local police cannot detain individuals based solely on their
immigration status or inform federal immigration agents about a person’s
immigration status. The weakness of the law is that it does not protect
people from deportation and does not ban ICE.
Ramon Ramirez is a civil rights activist and the co-founder of Pineros Y
Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, the union for farm workers in the
northwest. He likes to remind people what it was like before the
sanctuary law: “Back then, local police would partner with federal
immigration officials and conduct roadblock raids. Every three months at
5 a.m., local police would stop cars holding people of color and ask to
see their papers. Waiting on the side of the road were immigration buses
ready to ship people back across the border. I can’t believe this state
is arguing over this law 31 years after it was passed.” Repealing the
sanctuary law was soundly rejected, 62.7% to 37.3%.
Abortion Rights
Oregon is the only state that has no restrictions on abortion. Abortion
rights are set out in the state constitution. This year, there was a
ballot measure to change the constitution and prohibit state funds to
pay for abortion. This would prohibit the Oregon Health Plan (expanded
Medicaid) from paying for abortion services. It would also mean that the
health plans of state workers could not cover abortion. Oregon abortion
The right to abortion is protected by the state constitution, which
clearly states there are no exceptions. There are no waiting periods, no
mandatory ultrasounds or counseling, and minors are not required to
inform or gain consent from a parent. State funds are used to pay for
abortions through the Oregon Health Plan. In 2009 the Oregon State Board
Of Nursing issued a decision that suction and aspiration abortions are
within the scope of practice of properly trained Family Health Nurse
Practitioners.
Ballot measures that attempt to restrict state funding or require
parental notification have been consistently defeated in 1978, 1986,
1990, and 2006. This year the ballot measure again went down to defeat,
64% to 36%.
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November 20, 2018 in Elections, Immigration, Women's Liberation.
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