Where’s Williamson?

Oregon Right to Life community outreach director Makyra Williamson has been busy traveling all over the state, educating groups on abortion and apologetics. She has fine-tuned our presentations to be age-appropriate and available for both secular or faith-based audiences.  As indicated in the graphic above, since our last issue, Makyra has traveled to 10 Oregon […]

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 wasn’t until the 2016 election that her pro-life views began taking shape. “I was a senior at my public high school, and the issue of abortion was a popular […]

Latest Launch Student Retreat Graduates Another Class

Nineteen students from all across Oregon gathered for Launch on March 26 – 29. During four days of intensive pro-life training, students learned about everything from embryology and physician-assisted suicide to conversational strategies for talking with pro-choice people.  A quick overview: Day 1: Dr. Debbi Canepa taught students about embryology; Dr. William Toffler spoke to […]

Marion County High Schooler Wins ORTLEF Oratory Contest

Oregon Right to Life Education Foundation (ORTLEF) judges awarded their top oratory prize to Miriam Plato from Chesterton Academy in Mt. Angel at this year’s Together We Advocate conference (see page 2). Focused on the topic of abortion and its devastating effects on women, Miriam delivered a powerful speech, besting other entrants from around the […]

Taking Direction from William Wilberforce

We have so many examples of wonderful pro-life advocates. This issue, I would like to reach back in history and remind you of one: William Wilberforce (1759-1833). He was a politician and a leader of the British abolition movement. The man was motivated by a desire to put his Christian principles into action and serve […]