Oregon Supreme Court Rules Ten Pro-Life Senators Ineligible for Re-Election Following Historic Walkout

Salem, Ore.—In a unanimous vote announced on Thursday, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that Oregon State Senators who participated in the courageous six-week walkout during the 2023 session are now ineligible for re-election under Measure 113. This highly anticipated decision in favor of Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade came in response to Measure 113 passed […]

The White House Just Made a Bunch of Claims About Pro-Life Laws: Let’s Explore Them

(Oregon Right to Life) — Last week, the Biden administration took the opportunity to attack state laws protecting the unborn in an official White House proclamation for Women’s Health Week. Pro-life laws, according to the official statement, are “dangerous” and “put women’s health and lives at risk.” The Biden administration asserts that abortion is a […]

‘Appalling and Dangerous’: Radical Group Helps Women in Pro-Life States Get Chemical Abortions

(Oregon Right to Life) — A group of activists is distributing birth control and abortion access resources to women in Idaho and other pro-life states, according to a report by the Associated Press. The group, Idaho Abortion Rights, is an all-volunteer organization founded in 2022, the same year the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. […]

Hospital Negligence Leads Paralyzed Canadian Man to Choose Assisted Suicide

(Oregon Right to Life) — A quadriplegic former truck driver chose physician-assisted suicide in March after experiencing serious neglect at the hands of hospital employees months earlier. Normand Meunier, 66, died at his Quebec, Ontario home on March 29, 2024. He decided to pursue “Medical Assistance in Dying,” or “MAiD,” Canada’s name for legal assisted […]

Florida’s Pro-Life ‘Heartbeat’ Law Takes Effect

(Oregon Right to Life) — Florida’s strongest pro-life law took effect last week after the state Supreme Court ruled that the Florida Constitution did not protect a “right” to abortion. The law, known as the “Heartbeat Protection Act,” took effect May 1 and will protect most unborn babies after a fetal heartbeat can be detected […]

Updated Pro-Life Advance Directive Available

Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) strives to protect all life from fertilization until natural death. That means we work to protect the most vulnerable humans, from the unborn baby in the womb to people facing end-of-life decisions. In our state, where physician-assisted suicide is tragically becoming increasingly common, it is especially important to ensure that […]