Patients from Idaho, Texas seek abortion care in Oregon

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, who was also at the news conference, said privacy protections need to be addressed at the federal level. She also said she's pursuing legislation to ensure that the Federal Trade Commission investigates crisis pregnancy centers for false advertising. These centers offer pregnancy testing and counseling while trying to persuade women against abortions. Bonamici called them "fake clinics" that "often mislead people who are seeking accurate information."

"They think they're at a health clinic and they're not," Bonamici said. "There is false and misleading information coming out of these crisis pregnancy centers."

Bonamici has been a champion behind the Women's Health Protection Act, which passed the U.S. House but has not been taken up by the U.S. Senate. The act would protect abortion rights.