Pro-Life Bills Introduced in This Year’s Legislative Session

The Oregon Legislature holds short legislative sessions during election years, with the current session beginning February 5 and concluding March 10. One of the differences between the regular and short sessions is that each member was only allotted two bills to move through the legislative process.  The benefit: there are fewer opportunities for pro-abortion legislators […]

Oregon Legislator Cramer Makes Strong Stand for Life as Pro-Life Representative

Though she has always considered herself pro-life, Oregon Representative Tracy Cramer (R—Gervais) once thought that abortion might be okay if the woman didn’t use tax dollars to pay for it. But when a friend challenged her, Cramer realized she could no longer in good conscience support the purposeful ending of unborn life, no matter who […]

Challenge for the New Year

Written by Sharolyn Smith, Oregon Right to Life Political Director By the time you are reading this, the 2024 legislative session will be in full motion. Our lobby day will have just passed, but there is still a need for Oregonians to show up on behalf of unborn life. Your legislator was voted in and […]

UPCOMING EVENTS

Together We Advocate conference Saturday, March 2, 20248 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.Rolling Hills Community Church, Tualatin  Go to ortl.org/conference for further details Launch Retreat For pro-life advocates ages 16-21Sunday, March 24 – Wednesday, March 27, 2024Macleay Retreat Center in Salem$200 (scholarships available) Visit ortl.org/launch to apply  Oregon March for Life Saturday, May 18, 2024Oregon State Capitol900 Court Street […]

From the Director, Let Your Pro-Life Light Shine

I recently flew from Washington, D.C., back to Oregon at night. I had secured a window seat, hoping to get a view of the Capitol Mall from the air. I was not disappointed, as our flight pattern took us directly over the Mall. The spectacular view of the Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial rewarded […]