Oregon Ballot Measure 111 , the Right to Healthcare Amendment, is an amendment to theConstitution of Oregon that voters passed as part of the2022 Oregon elections .[ 1] [ 2] The amendment states that "It is the obligation of the state to ensure that every resident of Oregon has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a fundamental right."[ 3] This measure makes Oregon the first state with a constitutional right to healthcare.[ 4]
The amendment notes that this "must be balanced against the public interest funding public schools and other essential public services", but does not cover how healthcare would be funded.[ 5]
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Statewide officials State legislators Political parties Newspapers ^ "What measures are on the Oregon ballot in 2022?" .KOIN.com . 2022-10-09. Retrieved2022-10-24 .^ "Voters in Oregon pass health care measure" .opb . Retrieved2022-11-15 .^ "Online Voters' Pamphlet | Oregon Secretary of State" .oregonvotes.gov . Retrieved2022-10-24 .^a b c d e f Templeton, Amelia (October 17, 2022)."Measure 111 would make Oregon the first state to guarantee access to health care" .OPB . RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 . ^ "Election 2022: Measure 111 asks Oregon voters to decide if health care is a human right" .The Register-Guard . Retrieved2022-10-24 .^ Merkley, Jeff (October 30, 2022)."Where I stand on Oregon's ballot measures ✅✅✅✅" .Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate, Oregon . RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 . ^a b c McDaniel, Piper; Ryder-Marks, Mia; Henshaw, Melanie (September 21, 2022)."2022 Elections | Oregon Ballot Measures" .Street Roots . 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RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 . ^ "Endorsements" .Oregon NOW . RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 .^ "Equality PAC 2022" .Basic Rights Oregon . RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 .^ "Ballot Measures 2022" .Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network .Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 .^ "2022 General Endorsements" .Oregon League of Conservation Voters . RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 .^ "2022 Endorsed Candidates and Ballot Measures" .Sierra Club . RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 .^ Redden, Jim (November 7, 2022)."Portland NAACP officials urge community members to vote" .Portland Tribune . RetrievedNovember 8, 2022 . ^ Kitzhaber, John (October 18, 2022)."Kitzhaber urges 'no' vote on ballot measure making health care a constitutional right" .Portland Business Journal . RetrievedNovember 6, 2022 . ^ "Online Voters' Pamphlet: Measure 111: Arguments in Opposition" .Oregon Secretary of State .Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. 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