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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 4127 to use state funds to replace Medicaid funding lost by Planned Parenthood due to federal restrictions, making Oregon the first state with a long-term plan to backfill such funding. Additionally, Oregon strengthened its shield law with House Bill 4088 to protect healthcare workers and patients involved in abortion and gender-affirming care, and passed Senate Bill 1598 to require state-regulated health plans to cover preventive services including vaccines.

Oregon U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley condemned a federal investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services into Oregon's 2017 Reproductive Health Equity Act, which requires most insurance plans to cover abortion at no cost to patients. They argue the investigation, based on the Weldon Amendment, is an unwarranted intrusion on state laws and pledged to defend Oregon's abortion coverage requirements and residents' access to reproductive health care.

Oregon lawmakers are advancing House Bill 4088 to strengthen protections for abortion and gender-affirming care providers by codifying shield laws that prevent extradition and out-of-state prosecutions for care legal in Oregon. The bill also enhances privacy protections and restricts cooperation with investigations into legal reproductive and gender-affirming health care, responding to increased federal and interstate attacks on these services.

Former Oregon Republican Charlie Conrad, who lost his 2024 primary after supporting abortion rights and transgender health care, is running for the Oregon House again as an Independent in District 12, which includes rural communities south and east of Eugene. Conrad was nominated by the Independent Party of Oregon and aims to become the state's first elected Independent legislator while focusing on wildfire policy and education issues relevant to the district.

Oregon Democrats have agreed to backfill $7.5 million in lost Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood after a federal budget law blocked access to these reimbursements until at least July 2026. The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Emergency Board will allocate the funding to support the state's 12 Planned Parenthood health centers, which rely on nearly $17 million in annual Medicaid reimbursements.