Oregon Ballot Measure 111, the Right to Healthcare Amendment, is an amendment to the Constitution of Oregon that voters passed as part of the 2022 Oregon elections. 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." This measure makes Oregon the first state with a constitutional right to healthcare.
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.
Text The amendment created a new section within Article 1 of Oregon Constitution.
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See also List of Oregon ballot measures 2022 United States ballot measures 2012 Wyoming Amendment A, amendment asserting individual consent in healthcare decisions
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