BEND, OR -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) visited Planned Parenthood’s Bend location Saturday, meeting with staff and abortion advocates in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision. "There is a clear and present danger to women," he said, "and we are going to stay at it until women all over America can take back control of their own bodies."
The Oregon Democrat told the group he wants to make sure a federal ban on abortion is not successful, "As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, I’m going to be very involved in the effort to protect medication abortions, which are well over 50%." And, he says, he’s committed to protecting women’s digital privacy, "My legislation, the bill ‘my body, my data,’ is also essential to make sure that your personal, private data that you share with apps, for example, like period trackers, can’t be taken away from you.
Bend’s Planned Parenthood health center is getting a lot of attention because it's the organization's only Oregon clinic east of the Cascades and the closest to Idaho, a state that’s about to impose strict restrictions on abortion.
