Oregon Democrats have agreed to backfill $7.5 million in lost Planned Parenthood dollars, months after Congress approved a measure blocking access to federal Medicaid funds until at least July 2026.

Democratic leaders announced late last week that the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Emergency Board will allocate the funding to Planned Parenthood at its upcoming Tuesday evening meeting. The 20-member board has the authority to allocate funding when the full Legislature isn’t in session.

Oregon’s 12 Planned Parenthood health centers relied on nearly $17 million in annual Medicaid reimbursements in 2024, but a budget law signed by Republican President Donald Trump in July ended those reimbursements for organizations that provide abortions and received Medicaid reimbursements of more than

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