No-Citizens-Allowed Legislative Session Kicks Off

On Monday, January 11, the Oregon Legislature began a full-length legislative session. It is expected to be entirely virtual, with no citizens permitted inside the Capitol building to lobby their elected public servants. While this obstacle does give the Democratic supermajority an additional advantage, it does not fully handicap the pro-life movement in Oregon. There […]

Oregon’s Oldest Independent Abortion Clinic Closes

Its website once described itself as the “most trusted abortion clinic in Portland, Oregon.” Now, however, the homepage for Lovejoy Surgicenter on 25th Avenue in the City of Roses simply says, “Effectively Closed as of 1/16/2021” in bold black lettering.  Lovejoy opened in 1971 and has since aborted thousands of children from the first trimester […]

23 Years of Assisted Suicide

Oregon recently released its 23rd annual report on assisted suicide in the state. Oregon saw a 25% increase in residents requesting lethal prescriptions for assisted suicide under the Death with Dignity Act. In 2020, 370 people received lethal prescriptions. Of that group, 245 people died from ingesting the lethal medication (up from 188 in 2019). […]