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Your monthly gift not only helps sustain our organization, but gives us the ability to reach new heights.
As a monthly donor, you are an integral part of the Oregon Right to Life team.
Oregon Adoption Day
It’s not every day that life-affirming legislation is passed in Oregon, but this past session, Rep. Lucetta Elmer made history by establishing Oregon Adoption Day—which will now be recognized annually on August 25. To mark the very first celebration, Oregon Right to Life staff joined Rep. Elmer and community members for a casual gathering to share stories and honor lives touched by adoption. Our political director, Sharolyn Smith, presented Rep. Elmer with a plaque in recognition of this incredible accomplishment in passing such a life-affirming bill in the Oregon legislature and her dedication to Oregon’s families.
If you would like to increase your monthly support of our work over the phone, please call our office at 503-463-8563.
Oregon Right to Life PAC Update
Right now, political circles are focused on recruitment and campaign launches—and Oregon Right to Life PAC is preparing to equip pro-life leaders for success. We’re developing a comprehensive campaign training and policy update series designed for both new candidates and returning elected officials. Our goal is not only to recruit strong pro-life candidates, but also to ensure they have the tools to communicate effectively—especially on the issue of abortion—and run winning campaigns. At the same time, we’ll be launching our endorsement process, which includes distributing questionnaires, conducting candidate interviews, and ultimately producing our pro-life voter guide, which will drop in April 2026. Email pac@ortl.org or call 503-463-8563 and ask for the PAC if you have any questions!
Lives Are Changing at the Fair
Fair season is wrapping up! We’ve had some great success stories from our county fair booths as well as the Oregon State Fair!
Here are just two of the many examples of impact we’ve seen so far this summer:
A group of five teenagers stopped by our Malheur County fair booth and were surprised that Planned Parenthood was not a pregnancy resource center. I had a very good and informative discussion with them about fetal development, the dangers of Planned Parenthood, and the abortion pill. They took multiple brochures we offered on abortion. -Shannon Garlitz, Eastern Oregon Community Outreach Coordinator
At our Marion County fair booth, I spoke with a man who took his girlfriend to get an abortion when they were in college (decades ago). He said that he’s very pro-choice and doing fine with the decision, but his former girlfriend still struggles with it. After hearing he was still in contact with her, I gave him a card with abortion healing resources to share with her.
-Makyra Williamson, Community Outreach Director
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