21 years of doctors ending lives

The Oregon Health Authority recently released the latest statistics on physician-assisted suicide in the state. In 2018, 249 people received lethal prescriptions. Of that group, 168 people died from ingesting the lethal medication (up from 158 in 2017). Since the law was passed in 1997, doctors have written 2,217 lethal prescriptions; 1,459 people have died […]

Title X rule goes into effect

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a final rule to restore Title X family planning regulations to prohibit grantees from co-locating with abortion businesses, or from referring clients for abortion. “We are glad that President Trump and HHS Secretary Azar are reinstating laws to protect Americans,” says Lois Anderson, ORTL executive […]

46 years of legal abortion

Forty-six years ago, the Supreme Court effectually legalized abortion in their twin decisions, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. Since then, over 60 million human lives have been ended at the hands of abortion providers. There have been 530,437 abortions in Oregon (Vital Statistics, 1973-2016). “January 22 is one of the darkest anniversaries in […]

CDC Numbers Reveal Lowest Abortion Rates Ever

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention just released their latest report on U.S. abortion numbers. While the data is not complete (Maryland, New Hampshire, and, most notably, California did not participate), the results are encouraging. In 2015, the latest year for which data is available, abortion rates were at their lowest ever. The CDC […]

Press Release: Statement on Election Results

Salem, OR — Last night’s election results were not entirely a surprise. While there were some disappointing losses, pro-life advocates won in multiple races across the state, holding most pro-life seats in the Legislature. A number of pro-life candidates who ran for the first time were successful. Notably, ORTL’s former political director, Colm Willis, won […]