SALEM, Ore. — Oregon abortions reached their highest number since 2009 in 2025 according to newly published state data. However, late abortions and procedures for out-of-state residents declined.
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) published its finalized abortion numbers for 2025 earlier this month, reporting 10,495 abortions had been performed last year – the most since 2009, when 10,801 abortions were reported.
Responding to the data, Oregon Right to Life Executive Director Lois Anderson urged Oregonians not to “become numb” to the loss of unborn lives.
“Last year, more than 10,000 innocent unborn lives were lost to abortion, the highest rate since 2009,” Anderson said. “In just the past ten years alone, abortion has now ended the lives of 96,623 unborn babies – babies who should today be known and loved in our community. When will Oregonians finally say, ‘enough is enough’? We cannot become numb to this ongoing tragedy.”
“As we prepare to vote in November, I hope every Oregonian will carry this information with them, and choose to elect leaders who will confront this daily violation of the right to life of the unborn,” she said.
Though indicating a disturbing increase in the overall number of abortions, the OHA data for 2025 also show a decline in the number of late-term abortions and a notable slowdown in abortion tourism. 228 abortions performed in Oregon in 2025 were carried out at or after 23 weeks gestation, down from 284 in 2024.
With respect to abortion tourism, 1,445 (13.8%) of all Oregon abortions in 2025 were for out-of-state residents, down from a record 1,861 (18.9%) the prior year. This marks the first time since 2021 that the percentage has ticked downward.
In Eastern Oregon’s Malheur County – which borders Idaho and had reported zero annual abortions prior to the 2023 opening of a Planned Parenthood facility – the change is even more significant. Last year, the county recorded less than half the number of abortions (391) than in 2024 (876). The rate of out-of-state abortions in Malheur County remains high, however, with 90.3% of all 2025 abortions in the county being for out-of-state residents.
“In a state like Oregon, where there are absolutely no legal protections for the unborn, and where the number of abortions continues to rise, there is a glimmer of hope in the reported declines in the number of late abortions and the rate of women coming to Oregon for abortion,” Anderson said. “Unfortunately, the prevalence of dangerous chemical abortion drugs is responsible for at least some of this change, making it all the more important for pro-life advocates to address this increasingly popular method of ending the lives of the most vulnerable.”
Travel for abortion is down across the country as more women order abortion pills online due to loosened federal safety regulations. An FDA safety review currently underway could restore some of the prior laws regulating the drugs’ prescription and distribution.
Oregon Right to Life Education Foundation is actively involved in promoting access to life-affirming alternatives and care for women experiencing unsupported pregnancies, including Abortion Pill Reversal (APR), especially in particularly vulnerable regions of Oregon like Malheur County.
“At Oregon Right to Life, we remain dedicated to confronting the injustice of abortion in the legislature, working to elect pro-life lawmakers, and reaching out to our community with education and resources to ensure every family is well-equipped to choose life and is well-informed about what abortion truly is and who the unborn are,” Anderson concluded.
