Seasoned Advocate Reacts to Roe Reversal, Lynda Harrington, former Oregon Right to Life executive director
Eighteen months after Roe v Wade became the law of the land, I was driving my lime-green Camaro across the country with my husband and two children under the age of one. With everything we owned in a 5×7 U-Haul trailer, we were leaving Michigan after years of undergrad and medical school in Ann Arbor for my […]
New Catholic Maternity Home Coming to the Portland Area
A future Catholic maternity home in the Portland area is inching closer to its grand opening. St. Maria’s Maternity Home is not in existence yet — but its founder is full of vision. Marie Barzen ran the Beaverton 40 Days for Life campaign for several years. During that time, she met a pregnant woman who […]
What Can You Do to Support a Culture of Life in Oregon
I still have to pinch myself sometimes — we live in a post-Roe world! We can and should celebrate that Roe v Wade has fallen. But as wonderful as that is, we still live in Oregon. The Dobbs decision does not change our state’s extreme abortion law, and Oregon is already becoming an abortion destination. Yes, it’s discouraging at times. […]
Top Pro-Life Wins in Oregon Election
The first election since Roe v Wade was overturned recently ended. In spite of substantial pro-abortion opposition, pro-life candidates made gains at the national and local levels. After the 2020 census, Oregon gained another seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, creating an incredible opportunity for more pro-life representation in Congress. Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer (Happy Valley) flipped […]
Looking Ahead to the 2023 Legislative Session, Justin Hageman, ORTL Public Affairs Specialist
Now that Oregon’s election results are in, we can turn our attention to the 2023 Legislative Session. Although multiple races ended in disappointment, the good news is that pro-abortion legislators no longer hold a supermajority in the state House or Senate. As a result, no new tax increases can pass without approval from a three-fifths […]
