Vote YES BM111

 

Right to Healthcare.

Ballot Measure 111 has been proposed by the Oregon State Legislature to amend the state constitution.
The measure “proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing obligation of state to ensure every resident of state access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care.”

Why do we need a right to health care, and why does it need to be in the constitution?

A constitution is a set of principles establishing a government’s values. Oregon’s legislature considers it in the best interests of everyone to have access to high quality, healthcare, regardless of age, income, race, sex, or any other social standing or abilities: that is, the people of Oregon should have access to healthcare as a right. This parallels the principle established for education in Oregon, “The Legislative Assembly shall provide by law for the establishment of a uniform, and general system of Common schools^” (Oregon Constitution Article VIII Sec.3).

A population in which everyone has access to quality curative and preventative care becomes healthier and more productive than one with limited access.

By putting this right to healthcare in our constitution, we establish a firm principle to govern by, a principle changeable only by a vote of the people.