Local Bad Guy List

John Kitzhaber is an avid supporter of Oregon’s assisted suicide law. He vetoed a budget that would have eliminated state funding for abortion. He also vetoed a bill that would have required that parents be notified before their daughter received an abortion. When he was president of the Oregon Senate he allowed passage of a law that made it a felony to block access to an abortion clinic. He is one of the most pro-abortion governors in the United States.

Representative Mitch Greenlick was the chief sponsor of a failed bill that would have required Oregon taxpayers to fund human cloning. He consistently receives a 100% rating from NARAL for his pro-abortion advocacy.

Carolyn Tomei filed a complaint against ORTL Executive Director Gayle Atteberry with the Capitol Club for allegedly distributing false information when Oregon Right to Life shared information with the legislature about health risks associated with abortion. The complaint was dismissed since Tomei was unable to support it with any evidence. She is a fierce opponent of the unborn’s right to life and pro-life free speech rights.

In 2011 Senator Chip Shields was the Chair of the committee on general government, consumer and small business protection. He introduced a committee bill that would require pro-life pregnancy resource centers to state all of the services that they do not provide in all of their advertisements, at the entrance to their building, and in any waiting areas. This law which is targeted only at pregnancy resource centers in effect would require pro-life centers to encourage women to go to abortion clinics.

In 2006, Representative Lew Frederick appeared in a television advertisement opposing a law that would enable parents to be notified if their child was undergoing an abortion.

Representative Chris Harker refused to meet with a student who lived in his district because the student went to Oregon Right to Life’s Camp Joshua.

Representative Mary Nolan is the founder of Oregon’s branch of the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL Oregon). She is currently running for Portland City Council after 10 years as a state representative from southwest Portland. She received the first-ever Marilyn Epstein Pro-Choice Champion Award from Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in Oregon.

Last session, Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson blocked a bill that would have provided minimal state regulations for abortion clinics to bring them in line with other ambulatory surgical centers. Although abortion is the least regulated surgical practice in Oregon, and although a number of women recently have died in abortion clinics around the country, Laurie seemed to care more about her pro-abortion allies than the safety of Oregon women. Laurie also called a hearing on Chip Shields bill targeting pro-life pregnancy resource centers. She required pregnancy resource centers from all over the state to send representatives to Salem to explain why the government should not require pro-life centers to advertise against themselves on behalf of the abortion industry. She also has consistently had a 100% rating from NARAL.

National Bad Guy List

Ron Wyden grew up in California. He supports assisted suicide and successfully held up Federal legislation that would have prohibited assisted suicide laws by threatening a filibuster. He has voted against every proposal to ban partial birth abortion that has come up in the Senate. He has also opposed legislation that would prohibit minors from crossing state lines to obtain an abortion. Last year he voted for Obamacare which uses taxpayer dollars to subsidize abortion. He enjoys a 100% rating from the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL).

Jeff Merkley has a 100% rating from the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). He voted against prohibiting U.S. dollars from funding abortions overseas. He is a sponsor of legislation that would use tax dollars to fund abortions on U.S. military bases around the world. Merkley has voted against parental involvement legislation twice. He also voted against legislation that would allow authorities to press charges against someone if they killed an unborn child in the process of committing a crime (the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, or “Laci Peterson’s Law”). Merkley has supported funding abortion and assisted suicide. He also sponsored legislation in the Oregon House of Representatives that would force Oregonians to pay for human cloning. Last year Merkley voted for Obamacare which uses taxpayer dollars to subsidize abortion.

Earl Blumenaur has voted for federal funding of human cloning and against a ban on partial birth abortion. He voted to defund health care providers that do not provide abortion information and voted against making it illegal to take a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion. He also voted against legislation that would allow authorities to press charges against someone if they killed an unborn child in the process of committing a crime (the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, or “Laci Peterson’s Law”). Last year he voted for Obamacare which uses taxpayer dollars to subsidize abortion. He has consistently maintained a 100% voting record with the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL).

Kurt Schrader was born in Connecticut. While in the Oregon legislature, he voted against parental notification and opposed the repeal of assisted suicide. In Congress he voted against a bill that would have prohibited taxpayer dollars from funding abortions here in the United States. Last year he voted for Obamacare which uses taxpayer dollars to subsidize abortion. He has a 100% voting record with the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL).

Peter Defazio was born in Massachusetts. He is a member of Congress’ Pro-Choice Caucus. He has a 100% rating from the National Abortion Right Action League. Defazio supports public funding for abortion and human cloning. He opposes any legislation prohibiting transporting minors across state lines for abortion. He voted to defund all healthcare providers who do not provide abortion information and voted against banning partial birth abortion. Last year Defazio voted for government mandated Obamacare which uses taxpayer dollars to subsidize abortion.