Salem, Ore. — With thousands of ballots left to count, Oregon Right to Life PAC (ORTL PAC) remains optimistic of key pro-life wins in school board races across the state after Tuesday night’s election results.
“Families are increasingly dissatisfied with the quality of education and the content introduced in the classroom,” said Lois Anderson, executive director of Oregon Right to Life. “We’re looking forward to having principled, pro-life school board members making decisions that will keep our children safe and our communities informed.”
For nearly a decade, Oregon Right to Life PAC has been involved in school board elections in response to growing concerns about the school-based health center expansions across the state and controversial curricula normalizing abortion. Planned Parenthood, which labels itself as the largest provider of sex education, actively advertises curriculum for Oregon schools.
In the state legislature, the 2023 passage of HB 2002 further intensified concerns, notably the cause of the historic legislative walkout. The bill expanded minors’ access to abortion and other controversial services like hormone therapy and sterilization without parental knowledge or consent.
“Parents have every reason to be concerned with the services their child can receive at school,” Anderson continued. “Oregon’s obsession with expanding abortion and other controversial treatments like gender services to minors makes school board races a critical area pro-life voters can’t ignore.”
Oregon Right to Life PAC concentrated its efforts on key races in the Salem-Keizer School District. The district is the second-largest in Oregon, serving over 40,000 students across Marion and Polk counties. This election cycle, four school board seats were on the ballot. As of now, two of those races remain highly competitive, with margins hovering around 5%. With thousands of ballots still to be counted, final outcomes have yet to be determined.
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