2017 ORTLEF Contests

Essay/Drawing Contests Theme: Life … Because Everyone Deserves a Chance Drawing Contest — grades K through 12 Essay Contest — grades 5 through 12 Computer Drawing Contest (NEW!) Grades 9 through 12 For more information, go to www.ortl.org or call Karen at 503-407-0309 Oratory Contest High school juniors and seniors Oratory contest speeches have required […]

Camp Joshua 2017 Pro-Life Leadership Camp

March 26-29, 2017 • Salem, Oregon – Open to students ages 16 to 21 Keynote speaker: Alan Shlemon Shlemon trains students to persuasively defend the unborn in their everyday interactions. Camp Joshua graduates have become: Pro-life physician Pro-life attorney Active members of high school and college pro-life groups Pregnancy support center counselors Pro-life bloggers Leaders […]

RU 486 Abortion Numbers Rise

Oregon a test state for mail-order abortion drugs RU 486 (mifepristone) is a drug used with misoprostol to cause an abortion. The use of RU 486 has risen steadily since it was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 2000. In its first decade of use, 1.5 million unborn babies lost their lives to this […]

Life Notes December-January

Planned Parenthood: “We’re just getting started.” In mid-October, Planned Parenthood marked its 100th anniversary shortly before the November 8 election. Only 3 weeks later, when it became apparent that Hillary Clinton had lost the election, the abortion giant’s CEO, Cecile Richards, emailed these words to supporters: “Devastated. Angry. Heartbroken. Outraged. Shocked. Sad. Disgusted. Ashamed. Discouraged. […]

America’s Looming Demographic Winter

Can we avoid a fertility free fall? Is America heading for a demographic cold snap? The fertility forecast is gloomy these days. We’ve talked before on Breakpoint about the fertility crisis facing China, Japan, and much of Europe — all of which face what has been called a “demographic winter.” Until recently, the United States […]