SALEM, Oregon — With the conclusion of the Oregon legislature’s 83rd legislative session late Friday, June 27, Oregon Right to Life is celebrating numerous pro-life wins, including the hard work of pro-life lawmakers, the defeat of a bill that would have expanded assisted suicide, and the removal of language shielding abortion providers from malpractice investigations.
“All session long, our lobbying team worked tirelessly alongside pro-life lawmakers – with ongoing support from pro-life Oregonians – to advance life-affirming legislation and to push back against dangerous bills,” Oregon Right to Life Executive Director Lois Anderson said. “The story of the 2025 legislative session is one of strong teamwork between our lobbying team and pro-life lawmakers, powerful action by pro-life Oregonians, and leveraging alliances across ideological divides to achieve pro-life wins.”
During the session, Oregon Right to Life challenged and defeated bills that would pose dangers to vulnerable members of Oregon’s population, particularly the unborn, the elderly, and the medically complex. These bills included SB 1003, which would have expanded assisted suicide; and SB 844, which without a recent amendment, would have shielded abortion providers from malpractice reports, prioritizing providers over victims.
Oregon Right to Life also hosted a successful pro-life lobby day and introduced and supported pro-life legislation behind the scenes. Several notable victories include the unanimous approval of a bill to establish Oregon Adoption Day (HB 2019) on August 25. Even though other pro-life bills did not advance, the introduction of proposals to protect unborn lives offered a contrasting perspective and kept the pro-life message active in legislative conversations despite strong headwinds in the pro-abortion supermajority.
Unfortunately, despite the hard work of pro-life lawmakers, a bill mandating the inclusion of abortion providers in insurance networks (SB 822) was passed this session, as was a biennial budget that included an additional $10 million to the Oregon Health Authority to fund abortion in anticipation of the federal defunding of Planned Parenthood.
“There’s certainly more work to be done,” Anderson said. “But today, pro-life advocates across Oregon should feel encouraged by the real victories we achieved this session together. Working side by side, we can and will strive for an Oregon where every innocent human life is respected and protected.”
Oregon Right to Life believes in the sanctity of all human life from the moment of conception to natural death. Abortion ends the life of a genetically distinct, growing human being. We oppose abortion at any point of gestation.
