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 […]
Oregon Right to Life Offices Damaged in Attack
Salem, ORâIn the late evening on Sunday, May 8, the offices of Oregon Right to Life were attacked. An individual used incendiary devices, one of which exploded and caught the building on fire. The office was vacant at the time, and no one was harmed. Fire and police departments responded quickly, minimizing damage to the […]
Leaked Draft Supreme Court Opinion Signals End of Roe
Salem, ORâOn May 2, 2022, Politico released a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Womenâs Health Organization. The opinion, labeled as the Opinion of the Court and written by Associate Justice Samuel Alito, would overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. âWe are encouraged that the Supreme Court appears […]
Bidenâs Supreme Court Nominee a Friend to the Pro-Choice
President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson for the soon-to-be-vacant Supreme Court seat. With the potential end of Roe v. Wade on the horizon, it is crucial to consider how she might rule on abortion cases. Despite a lack of abortion-related judicial decisions, we have evidence we can consider. It might give an idea of what Brown-Jackson believes […]
Oregon Opens Physician Assisted Suicide to All
On March 28, Oregonâs Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum agreed to a settlement in federal court deciding that the stateâs Death with Dignity Act, in which supposedly terminally ill people kill themselves with Oregonâs blessing, should apply to everyone, not just Oregonians. Filed with a U.S. District Court in Portland, the settlement decreed that both the […]
