Measure 106: Injecting Inequality into Reproductive Health

In November, Oregonians face Measure 106, which would prohibit using state funds to pay for abortion. The City Club of Portland believes this measure introduces gross inequalities in our health care system because it would prevent many women of color, low-income women, and women employed by government from getting the reproductive care they need. City Club published its first report advocating against a similar proposal in 1978, and another in 2014. Our stand today remains the same.
 
Join us for a frank discussion about this assault on reproductive rights in Oregon. Our guest speakers represent diverse perspectives, but all come to the same conclusion: defeat Measure 106.
 
We’ll hear from an organizer who has worked on reproductive rights for many years, a county commissioner who is also a physician, and a Texan with many years experience in reproductive rights policy-making who can share what happens when women lose the right to make health care decisions.
 
Get your tickets now for this critical discussion.

Panelists

Sharon Meieran, MD, is Multnomah County Commissioner for District 1 and practices emergency medicine in the Portland area. She received her JD from Hastings College of Law and MD from the University of California San Francisco. She served as Medical Director for the Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health, working on reproductive justice issues, including the One Key Question pregnancy intention screening initiative. She is a recipient of the Oregon Medical Association’s Doctor-Citizen of the Year award.

Jeffrey Hons is President and CEO of Planned Parenthood South Texas. He was born and raised in San Antonio and has worked in family planning for more than 25 years. He received a Bachelor of Arts in sociology in 1988 and an MBA in 2004 from University of Texas San Antonio. He comes from a large family and is a proud uncle to six nieces and nephews.

Moderator

Kalpana Krishnamurthy is National Field and Policy Director of Forward Together, Portland. Kalpana previously directed the racial justice and gender justice programs at Western States Center. She has been a youth organizer and reproductive rights organizer and has worked in philanthropy at both the Third Wave Foundation and the Ms. Foundation for Women. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity.