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abortions do not reduce the
number of abortions sought or
obtained. However, these poli-
cies do make abortions less safe
and contribute to the economic
instability of low-income wom-
en.”
For Christel Allen of NARAL
Pro-Choice Oregon, the mea-
sure is about keeping health-
care available to all Oregonians.
“We believe that every Ore-
gonian — especially those who
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Environmental
Conserva-
tion and a J.D.degree from the
Northwestern School of Law at
Lewis and Clark College, ob-
tained in 1985.
Buehler is serving his sec-
ond term as the Representa-
tive from District 54, which
includes Coos Bay. He is a
graduate of Oregon State Uni-
versity and was the school’s
fi rst Rhodes Scholar, attending
Merton College in Oxford, En-
gland. Buehler than graduated
from John Hopkins University
in Maryland before beginning
a successful medical practice in
Bend.
Governor Brown is currently
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have historically been margin-
alized — must have access to
the full range of reproductive
health care, starting with prop-
er preventative care, and con-
tinuing through postpartum
care,” she wrote. “Th is includes
access to safe, aff ordable abor-
tion care.”
Allen compared the measure
to the national debate regard-
ing women’s rights, stating, “...
We have seen a fervor in attacks
on women — we are living in a
time when many of our elect-
ed offi cials and policies do not
represent the views of the ma-
jority. Th is is why it’s so import-
ant that we hold the line in Ore-
gon by opposing Measure 106.”
Fiscally, the measure would
most likely have a negative ef-
fect on the Oregon tax base, ac-
cording to the state.
If passed, the measure is
inspected to increase public
spending by $19.3 million an-
nually, according to a report
written by Oregon Secretary of
State Dennis Richardson and
other state agencies.
Th e report states that $2.9
million would be saved annu-
ally by preventing the types of
abortions mentioned in the
measure, according to the re-
port.
However, there would be an
increase of $22.2 million annu-
ally from those born due to the
ban. Th e expenditures would
come from health care, food
and nutritional services provid-
ed by the state.
Th at
fi nancial
impact
wouldn’t be felt immediately,
however. Th e fi rst year is only
expected to see an increase in
$4.8 million in state costs.
One of the main reasons for
budget increase is the income
level of those who utilize abor-
tion services. According to a
2017 study done by the Gutt-
macher Institute, which back
legalized abortion, 49 percent
of women who get abortions
are below the federal poverty
level, a group that traditionally
utilizes state and federal social
programs.
Organizations that are for
the measure’s passage include a
variety of grass roots organiza-
tions such as Women for Mea-
sure 106, Oregon Right to Life
PAC, Public School Teachers
for Measure 106 and Medical
Professionals for Measure 106.
Opponents include the Or-
egon Medical Association,
Oregon Nurses Association,
Oregon Public Health Associa-
tion and the Northwest Health
Foundation.
leading Representative Buehler
by a few percentage points in
polling, 43 to 40 percent, the
diff erence within the statistical
margin of error, as the race has
tightened over the last month.
Governor Brown and Rep-
resentative Buehler provided
responses to questions posed
with an eye towards gaining
insight into the priorities of the
candidates.
Why are you running for Gov-
ernor?
BUEHLER: Serving in the
legislature and running for
Governor has given me the
chance to listen to and learn
from Oregonians all across the
state. Th is has confi rmed an
important insight for me that
Oregonians are unhappy with
the performance of our state
government and especially its
leaders in Salem.
Despite all the good we have
going for us, including record
revenue in our treasury, our
most pressing problems are
still getting worse. What we
are missing is a government as
good, as wise, as innovative and
as thrift y as her people.
Th is is why I am running
for Governor. To bring mod-
erate, independent leadership
to fi x the big problems Brown
has avoided, ignored or made
worse as Governor.
BROWN: I fi rst ran for pub-
lic offi ce to be a voice for the
voiceless. And as Oregon’s gov-
ernor, every day I am fi ghting
to improve the lives of working
families.
As governor, I led biparti-
san work on transportation,
Medicaid funding and ensur-
ing all kids have healthcare.
We worked across the aisle to
make community college more
aff ordable and put more dollars
into our classrooms.
We worked together, urban
and rural, to build a better Or-
egon. When politicians tried
to cut Oregonians’ healthcare,
I fought back. I protected our
coast from off shore drilling.
I made sure every woman
can access reproductive health-
care. I have been clear during
my time as governor that I will
do what I say and say what I do.
My record is clear. I will stand
up and protect the Oregon that
we love.
creasing funding for our class-
rooms, and making targeted in-
vestments in proven programs
— such as CTE/STEM and 3rd
grade reading.
BROWN: Our state faces
many challenges, but the most
pressing include strengthening
our education system and im-
proving our graduation rate,
protecting access to high-qual-
ity, aff ordable health care, and
increasing aff ordable housing
options in the state.
What do you feel are the most
pressing challenges facing our
state?
BUEHLER: My top priority
will be to rescue our students,
teachers and public schools
from the classroom funding
and graduation crisis that has
gone on for far too long. Th e
single biggest failure of Gover-
nor Brown is her indiff erence
to fi xing our public schools. I
have a detailed plan with big
important goals to fi x it.
Th e vision is ambitious —
but achievable. As Governor,
I’ll lead Oregon schools from
the bottom fi ve to the top fi ve
in fi ve years by fi xing Oregon’s
broken pen-sion system, in-
What issues are you interested
in addressing if elected?
BUEHLER: As mentioned
above, one of my top priorities
is fi xing our broken education
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