“Abortion – Always” exposes Christine Drazan’s far-right anti-abortion agenda
PORTLAND, OR – Today, Governor Tina Kotek’s re-election campaign launched a new digital ad highlighting Christine Drazan’s repeated efforts to restrict abortion access in Oregon. “Abortion – Always” shows Oregonians that no matter how hard Drazan tries to rebrand herself, she is still the same Trump-aligned candidate who wants to roll back abortion rights that voters rejected in 2022.
“Christine Drazan has spent her entire legislative career attacking the reproductive rights of Oregonians, and now she’s trying to sweep that record under the rug,” said Governor Tina Kotek. “As Governor, I will fight back against any attempt to restrict reproductive rights and abortion access in Oregon.”
The new ad highlights Drazan’s long record of opposing abortion rights – from supporting the overturning of Roe v. Wade to sponsoring legislation that would threaten abortion providers with jail time. Christine Drazan’s extreme anti-abortion record includes:
- Drazan has repeatedly identified herself as anti-abortion, calling herself a “pro-life woman” and saying she would veto legislation that expanded abortion access in Oregon.
- Drazan supported the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
- Drazan backed a ballot measure that would have prohibited public funds from being used for abortion care in Oregon.
- Drazan sponsored legislation to take away abortion rights and threaten to jail abortion providers.
- Drazan has been endorsed by and received contributions from Oregon Right to Life, an extreme group that opposes abortion even in cases of rape, incest or health of the mother.
- Drazan’s anti-abortion record continues today. In 2026, she voted against protecting Planned Parenthood from federal funding cuts and against Oregon’s shield law protecting abortion and gender-affirming care providers and patients.
“ABORTION – ALWAYS” TRANSCRIPT
NEWS VO: “17 states in the US now ban abortions.”
NARRATOR: “With Christine Drazan as Governor, Oregon could be next.”
DRAZAN: “I am, in fact, a pro-life woman.”
NARRATOR: “She sponsored bills to take away abortion rights, even jail abortion providers. And Drazan’s backers want to ban all abortions.”
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ABOUT GOVERNOR KOTEK
Governor Tina Kotek has spent her career making history and fighting for others. Over the last three years, Governor Kotek has expanded access to affordable childcare, created thousands of new shelter beds, protected abortion access and vote-by-mail, and funded early literacy and summer learning programs. She has also been a national leader in pushing back against Donald Trump’s attacks on our communities, our healthcare, and our rights by blocking his illegal attempts to deploy the Oregon National Guard in our communities and working through the night to reverse his decision to strip food assistance from Oregonians by taking away SNAP benefits.
Governor Kotek is running for reelection to continue defending Oregon values and tackling the state’s biggest challenges – lowering costs, reducing homelessness, strengthening schools, expanding mental health and addiction care, and bringing affordable childcare to every corner of the state.
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