Pro-Life Movies to Watch This Summer

Film can be an effective medium to communicate powerful truths. Two very different films with pro-life messages were released in 2020: Divided Hearts of America and Roe v. Wade.  Divided Hearts is a documentary by former NFL star Benjamin Watson. It featurers more than 30 interviews with key figures on both sides of the abortion debate. Watson told Catholic […]

From Our Facebook Page

Oregon Right to Life Facebook fan Mary F. recently tagged our page (facebook.com/ortlfb) in her own post after Lovejoy Surgicenter, a Portland abortion clinic, closed. Mary and her daughter Faith recently celebrated Faith’s first communion in May. Mary’s testimony has been edited for length and clarity.  Nine years and some months ago, I walked into […]

We Are Hiring – Join the ORTL Team

Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) is seeking highly motivated and committed pro-life individuals for the following three positions. If interested, please contact Kara Warkentin for more information (kara@ortl.org or 503-463-8563). Public Affairs SpecialistA committed and energetic advocate to represent ORTL at the state capitol and in strategic communities. This specialist will maintain regular communication with public […]

School Board Election Results a Mixed Bag

Never before has Oregon Right to Life’s Political Action Committee (PAC) gotten involved so expansively in Oregon’s school board elections.  Our state has more than 1,200 public schools serving kindergarten through high school organized into 197 school districts. Most of Oregon’s school boards have between five and seven members who serve four-year terms. It is […]

New Drug Cocktail Kills Oregonians Faster

Oregon Health Authority’s 23rd annual data summary of its Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) revealed something new this year: a small-yet-growing percentage of physicians around the state who help their patients kill themselves are doing so with a modified method.  The overall way to commit suicide with the state’s blessing is unchanged; doctors still prescribe […]