Melody Durrett, ORTL president

Written by Melody Durrett, ORTL president  As a 16-year-old freshman at my community college in 2012, I had recently attended Launch (Oregon Right to Life’s pro-life training camp for youth ages 16 to 21). Because of that experience, I was fired up and ready to save lives! This kind of youthful optimism, worn by pro-life […]

Oregon Right to Life Board of Directors Official Notice

The Oregon Right to Life Board of Directors is accepting applications for two general director positions. General Directors are elected by a vote of the Oregon Right to Life membership in January of even years. Board members serve two-year terms. However, board positions do not have term limits. Board members are required to travel to […]

UPCOMING EVENTS

Oregon Right to Life Education Foundation (ORTLEF) student contests For grades K – 12Drawing, essay, oratory and short film categories Go to ortl.org/contests  Oregon March for Life Thursday, February 8, 2024Oregon State Capitol900 Court Street NE in Salem ortl.org/march  Together We Advocate conference Saturday, March 2, 20248 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.Rolling Hills Community Church, Tualatin  […]

Federal lawsuit challenging the insurance mandate of the 2017 Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA)

Written by Trevor Lane, ORTL communications manager On September 5, 2023, Oregon Right to Life (ORTL), with James Bopp, Jr., of the Bopp Law Firm, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the insurance mandate of the 2017 Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA). The lawsuit argues that RHEA runs afoul of the First Amendment of the U.S. […]

Idaho Girl Trafficked Into Oregon for Underage Abortion, Police Allege

An abortion facility in Bend has become a player in an ongoing Idaho police investigation.  Authorities in Pocatello, a city of about 60,000 in southeast Idaho, have charged Kadyn Leo Swainston, 18, and his mother, Rachael Swainston, 42, with multiple felonies each. Police say that the pair took the teen’s underage girlfriend to Planned Parenthood […]