ORTL Launches $100k Ad Campaign
Yesterday, Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) launched a digital ad campaign to highlight the urgent need to update abortion law in light of science. The campaign is timely as on December 1, the Supreme Court is set to take up a high-profile abortion lawsuit called Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The lawsuit was a response […]
Statement on Amy Coney Barrett’s Nomination
Today, September 26, President Trump nominated Judget Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court of the United States, replacing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Coney Barrett currently serves as a justice on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. “Filling a vacancy on the Supreme Court is one of the most important duties for a sitting president,” […]
Statement on June Medical Services v. Russo
Monday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down an unfavorable decision in the case June Medical Services v. Russo. This decision struck down the law requiring abortion providers have admitting privileges at local hospitals. “Admitting privileges are a reasonable standard,” says Lois Anderson, ORTL executive director. “Women are injured inside abortion facilities every […]
Supreme Courts Takes Up Louisiana Pro-Life Case
Friday, October 4, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to consider Louisiana’s 2014 pro-life law. It required abortion providers have admitting privileges at hospitals no further than 30 miles away. “In 2016, a similar law in Texas was overturned by SCOTUS,” says Lois Anderson, ORTL executive director. “We are hopeful that this time the Supreme Court will allow […]
9th Circuit Court Upholds Protect Life Rules
On June 20, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Protect Life Rule. Providers will have to separate family planning services from abortion services if they want to keep receiving federal money. The effect of the ruling will lift the injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane on April 23. The ruling […]
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