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After winning a close race in November for Oregon’s new 6th congressional district in November, Representative Andrea Salinas has made the fight for health care access a priority.
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Salinas, a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, says the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision — which overturned Roe v. Wade — not only impacts women’s access to reproductive health care but also their economic freedom.
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“Stepping back to the Dobbs decision, that was an incredibly hurtful decision to women across the U.S. Women who had the ability to make their own decisions about their body and their autonomy and their economic future,” Salinas told KOIN 6 News.
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“I take it back to economics, if you can’t decide whether or when to start a family or have a child, you are also not free to decide whether or not you work and what kind of working conditions you have. So, this is a huge right that has been taken away from women across the U.S.,” she continued.
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Salinas says her constituents are also concerned about health care worker shortages.
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The representative is also working to de-stigmatize mental health care and started Mental Health Mondays — a series of floor speeches and social media posts dedicated to shining a light on mental health.
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Salinas is working on a bill to address financial barriers to mental health care. The bill, which Salinas said she will introduce in September, will provide three no-cost care visits for people enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid.
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