We Are Hiring – Join the ORTL Team

Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) is seeking highly motivated and committed pro-life individuals for the following three positions. If interested, please contact Kara Warkentin for more information (kara@ortl.org or 503-463-8563). Public Affairs SpecialistA committed and energetic advocate to represent ORTL at the state capitol and in strategic communities. This specialist will maintain regular communication with public […]

School Board Election Results a Mixed Bag

Never before has Oregon Right to Life’s Political Action Committee (PAC) gotten involved so expansively in Oregon’s school board elections. Our state has more than 1,200 public schools serving kindergarten through high school organized into 197 school districts. Most of Oregon’s school boards have between five and seven members who serve four-year terms. It is […]

Here’s What Happened in the 2021 Legislative Session

With the Oregon Capitol closed to the public for the entire 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly, this session was a challenge for all advocacy groups. However, it was particularly challenging for pro-lifers and other groups that are not welcome to the unified Democratic control of both the House, Senate, and Governor’s mansion. Now that that session […]

Oregon House Prioritizes Partisan Politics Over 78% of Oregonians Who Oppose Infanticide

Salem, OR— Today a majority of the Oregon House of Representatives voted down House Bill 2699. The vote was 37-22 in opposition. This is the House version of Senate Bill 586 which would have required medical care to be given to a baby that survives a failed abortion procedure. “It’s clear after two votes on the […]

Abortion Extremists in Oregon Senate Vote for Infanticide

Salem, OR— This morning, a majority of the Oregon Senate voted down SB 586, the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act. The vote was 18-11 in opposition to a bill that would have required medical care to be given to a baby that survives a failed abortion procedure. CDC data from 2003 to 2014 reveals at least 143 babies […]