Pro-Abortion Bill Rushed Through Short Session Amidst Widespread Concern

Salem, OR—The Oregon State Senate passed the omnibus House Bill 4034 18–12 along party lines. In sections 9–12, the bill exempted the Reproductive Healthcare Equity Act (RHEA) from a longstanding automatic sunset provision and granted the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) indefinite power to “implement reproductive health services and education programs” by rulemaking. Democrat lawmakers described […]

Pro-Life Bills Die in Committee Without Hearing

Salem, OR—At the end of the day, February 7, SB 1553 and HB 4042 died in committee without receiving a hearing. Sponsored by Sen. Linthicum (R–Klamath Falls), Rep. Lewis (R–Silverton), Rep. Stark (R–Grants Pass) and other pro-life legislators, these bills would have established protection for mothers and infants. “I am disappointed in, but not surprised […]

Born-Alive Infant Protection Act Returns to the Legislature

This year, pro-life house and senate members of the Oregon Legislature have introduced two crucial bills to protect unborn children. The Senate bill would require doctors to provide life-saving care to infants born alive after an attempted abortion. SB 1553—the Born Alive Infant Protection Act—requires medical practitioners to provide life-saving care to infants born alive […]

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Sen. Patterson Refuse to Protect Babies Born-Alive

This legislative session, Oregon Right to Life introduced Senate Bill 586, the Born-Alive Infant Protection bill. It would require abortion providers to deliver life-saving care for a baby born alive during an abortion. Data from the CDC shows that as many as 143 babies have survived a failed abortion then died. A poll of likely […]