Oregon Right to Life PAC Announces Campaign to Defeat Charlie Conrad
Dexter, Ore.âWednesday, June 28, Oregon Right to Life PAC joined with concerned local voters to announce the 2024 campaign to oppose the reelection of Representative Charlie Conrad (R-Dexter) to House District 12. In 2020, Oregon Right to Life committed to ensuring that former Republican state legislator Knute Buehler would never serve in Congress. His refusal […]
Change in Oregon is Possible
Abortion was never talked about in my house growing up. The pro-life concept was just another one that came with my Christian faith, but I canât confidently say I knew what that concept truly meant. It wasnât until high school that I began to hear the debates circulating in the classroom or discussions starting at […]
Pro-Life Senators Walk Out in Protest
“Are there unintended consequences with this and other bills? Citizens and organizations like Oregon Right to Life will only know if the bill passes and people start to see them in practice.” As of press time, nearly all of Oregonâs pro-life senators are refusing to participate in scheduled floor sessions in protest against multiple bills […]
2023 School Board Election Results
The 2023 school board election has officially come to a close. After a week of waiting for mail-in ballots to be counted, we can confidently state wins and losses across Oregon. Final numbers may still shift with ballot chasing and verification happening, but we do not expect results to change. We often get questions like, […]
Longtime ORTL Staff Member Ascends to Political Director
Albany native and Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) political director Sharolyn Smith rarely heard about contentious topics like abortion or assisted suicide in her childhood. It wasnât until the 2016 election that her pro-life views began taking shape. âI was a senior at my public high school, and the issue of abortion was a popular […]
Critical School Board Elections Approaching in Oregon
School board elections are just weeks away and our schools are in desperate need of change. Oregon continues to fall in the ranks of quality education while consistently defending its title as the pro-abortion âleaderâ in the U.S. Sadly, in 2021, only 26 percent of registered voters in Oregon showed up to vote in their […]
Poll Shows Majority of Oregonians Support Abortion Limits
Salem, ORâA DHM Research Poll conducted in early August investigated Oregoniansâ views on abortion. They reported that 65% of Oregonians consider themselves pro-choice. However, 58% believe that abortions in the third trimester of pregnancy should be illegal, âexcept in cases to save the life of the mother,â including 48% of Democrats and 59% of women. […]
Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade in 6-3 Majority
Salem, ORâThe morning of June 24, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) handed down the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Womenâs Health Organization upholding Mississippiâs 15-week abortion ban and overturning Roe v. Wade. In a 6-3 majority, this decision, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, declares abortion access is not a constitutional right and returns abortion regulation to […]
Pro-Life Candidates Achieve Success in Primary Election
Salem, ORâThe pro-life movement in Oregon demonstrated its strength in the 2022 Primary Election with several high-profile victories. Oregon Right to Life PAC endorsed or recommended 80 candidates in this primary election, most of whom won their races or qualified for run-offs in November. âThe pro-life field in this primary election was impressive, and we […]
