ORTL Launches $100k Ad Campaign
Yesterday, Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) launched a digital ad campaign to highlight the urgent need to update abortion law in light of science. The campaign is timely as on December 1, the Supreme Court is set to take up a high-profile abortion lawsuit called Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The lawsuit was a response […]
500% Increase in ER Visits Post-Chemical Abortions
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) works toward a December 16 decision on chemical abortion safeguards, a groundbreaking new study from Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) shows that increased access to abortion pills creates a significant public health risk. The rate of abortion-related emergency room visits following a chemical abortion increased over 500% from 2002 […]
New District Lines Drawn, Passed
Last week, the Oregon Senate voted to approve Senate Bills 881 and 882, which contain redrawn district lines based on the results of the 2020 census. Due to population growth in the last decade, Oregon gained a 6th congressional district. Multiple Republican legislators voiced their disapproval of the process and resulting maps, but the Senate […]
A Fond Farewell
In 2019, Reagan Knopp joined our team as our political affairs specialist. He brought years of experience in Oregon politics and a shared passion for our mission. In time, he was promoted to our political director where he helped us elect 125 pro-life advocates to office. “Oregon Right to Life PAC has a tradition of […]
Science Supports Six-Week Ban
On Wednesday, shortly before midnight, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Texas law, SB 8, to go into effect. The Texas law is designed to protect unborn babies whose hearts have begun to beat. “Science has clearly shown that, by six weeks, the embryo is already a complex human,” says Lois […]