Oregon GOP Senators Risk Careers with Walkout Against Abortion and Trans Bills

Republican state senators in Oregon are boycotting legislative sessions, which threatens to derail hundreds of bills, including on gun control, gender-affirming care, and abortion rights. Democrats control the Statehouse in Oregon, but the GOP is leveraging rules that require two-thirds of lawmakers to be present to pass legislation. Lawmakers with 10 unexcused absences are barred from reelection under a constitutional amendment passed overwhelmingly last November by voters weary of repeated walkouts.