Brown threatens healthcare access for 50,000 Oregonians

Monday, July 30, Gov. Kate Brown announced that she would reject all Title X funding if the Department of Health and Human Services adopts new Title X rules. The Protect Life Rule would prevent abortion providers from qualifying for money under the Title X family planning program. It is estimated that this would cut $50 […]

Pres. Trump Nominates Judge Brett Kavanaugh to SCOTUS

Oregon Right to Life supports President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals to succeed Justice Kennedy. “Judges who rule according to personal preferences or ideologies are a very real threat to the American democratic process,” says Lois Anderson, ORTL executive director. “Supreme Court justices should have a clear record […]

NIFLA v. Becerra Win & Justice Kennedy Retiring

This week brought big news out of the Supreme Court of the United States. First, in NIFLA v. Becerra, SCOTUS ruled 5-4 that two provisions of California law intended to regulate pregnancy resource centers were unconstitutional, violating the First Amendment. “This decision was a victory for freedom of conscience in America,” says Lois Anderson, ORTL […]

Three Culture of Death Tipping Points

Pope John Paul II once famously described Western society as a “culture of death.” But what does that term mean? It refers to a civilization that endorses lethal omissions and even outright killing by doctors to alleviate suffering or resolve life crises. “Culture of death” is most often applied in the context of euthanasia, assisted […]

Life Notes

Ireland legalizes abortion In a historic referendum in May, by a vote of 66.4% to 33.6%, Irish voters stripped unborn babies’ right to life from its constitution. Ireland’s Eighth Amendment, adopted in 1983, was one of Europe’s strongest protections for unborn children, making a mother and her unborn baby equal under the law, effectively restricting […]