ORTL PAC Endorses Rep. Bill Post for Primary
Oregon Right to Life PAC has proudly re-endorsed Representative Bill Post (R-25) for the 2018 primary election. Since elected in 2014, Rep. Post has been an outspoken champion for the unborn in the capitol. This past legislative session, Rep. Post was a co-sponsor on both late-term unborn child protection bills ORTL introduced. Rep. Post has […]
Oregon’s blatant contempt for federal law
Last November, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a memo detailing its significant financial problems. The most troubling revelation was that OHA violated federal law by using $1.8 million of federal funds to pay for abortions. The Hyde Amendment, which has been federal law for the last 40 years, prohibits federal funds from being spent […]
Oregon GOP Unanimously Denounces Euthanasia
At the end of October, Republican delegates from across Oregon met in Bend to update the Oregon Republican Party (ORP) Platform. This document is critical because it explains the pro-life position of the only major party in Oregon that takes a stand in defense of life from conception to natural death. In light of the […]
Tax Dollars to Planned Parenthood Massively Increased in 2015-17 Biennium
Salem, OR — In passing HB 3391 this summer, Oregon’s governor, Kate Brown, and legislative Democrats massively expanded taxpayer-funded abortions. The bill was the self-stated top priority of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon. Suspecting financial motives, one of the pro-life members of the Oregon House made a public information request. The resulting information proves that […]
Kate Brown: The Abortion Governor
After signing HB 3391 into law in August (a bill that forces insurance companies to cover abortions with no co-pays or deductibles), national media hailed Kate Brown as pushing the most progressive abortion legislation in the nation. But pro-lifers on the front lines in Oregon know that Governor Brown has been an abortion extremist her […]
Lessons Learned in the Oregon Legislature
This summer is a time of transition for our PAC as the legislative session wraps up and Lois Anderson prepares to become Oregon Right to Life’s executive director. I’ve learned that it’s helpful to process what each season teaches us and use that to plan for next time. I want to share some observations about […]
Pro-life Victories!
Thanks to outstanding pro-life turnout, Oregon Right to Life PAC-endorsed candidates won many school board elections across the state! Most notably, Oregon Right to Life PAC endorsed three candidates in the Salem-Keizer School Board elections. Two out of three won! In Zone 1, Kathy Goss defeated a heavily funded Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon board member! The […]
Wanted: pro-lifers serving on school boards
Sometimes it seems like all political change originates from the White House, Congress, or even the State Capitol. It is true that last year’s election results give the pro-life cause excellent opportunities to pass pro-life legislation in Washington, D.C. Pro-life champion Dennis Richardson’s election as Oregon’s new Secretary of State is an amazing statewide victory. […]
Pro-life bills introduced in Oregon Legislature
Although Oregon Right to Life is battling bad legislation on many fronts during the 2017 Oregon Legislative Session, there are also several good bills worth your support. Here are the top pro-life bills introduced so far and how you can help them become law! HB 2125: The Pregnant Women’s Assistance Fund Representative Bill Post has […]
