Oregon Passes Bill to Completely Fund Deliberate Parenthood Abortion Biz

Pro-abortion Oregon lawmakers on Friday passed House Bill 4127 to require the Oregon Health Authority to adopt a mechanism to fund the state’s Planned Parenthood facilities on an ongoing basis using Oregonians’ tax dollars.

Democrats in the Oregon Senate approved HB 4127 on March 6 following a vote by House Democrats to advance the bill the day before. All Republicans in both chambers voted against the measure, expressing strong opposition.

As written, HB 4127 will require the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to “adopt a payment mechanism” to fund Planned Parenthood facilities using state tax dollars as an effort to backfill some of the federal defunding of Planned Parenthood under the 2025 “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill would also establish a grant program to buoy Oregon’s Planned Parenthood facilities “if a state or federal law is enacted that prohibits… [Planned Parenthood] from enrolling in the state medical assistance program.”

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“Pro-life or pro-choice, I would hope we could all agree that we want to see fewer abortions in Oregon, not more,” Oregon Right to Life Political Director Sharolyn Smith said. “An expansion in funding to Planned Parenthood would do the opposite.”

HB 4127 is allegedly meant to secure permanent funding for the non-abortion services that Planned Parenthood provides. However, the data indicate that Planned Parenthood is primarily an abortion business. Moreover, any financial support to buoy Planned Parenthood’s other services will in turn help administrators shift existing resources toward providing abortions.

• Planned Parenthood routinely performs more than half of all abortions in Oregon and about 40% nationwide
• Between 2021-2025, according to OHA data, Oregon tax dollars paid for over 80% of abortions performed in the state.
  • During that same period, Oregon Planned Parenthood facilities spent nearly $70 million in Oregon taxpayer dollars
  • In the last 12 months alone, the Oregon legislature added $10 million to Oregon Planned Parenthood’s budget, and allocated an additional $7.5 million in emergency funds
• Planned Parenthood’s non-abortion services – including STI testing and breast exams – are already widely available through many resources across Oregon including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), county clinics, walk-in clinics, pharmacies, telehealth and mail order options, as well as privately-funded, life-affirming clinics operated by medically-trained staff that offer the same services free of cost.
  • Planned Parenthood does not offer mammograms, provides a mere 1% of the nation’s pap tests, and performs less than 2% of the nation’s HPV tests.
• A recent Guttmacher Institute study referenced to suggest that other providers would be unable to absorb Planned Parenthood’s patients is misleading. The study only tracks patients who obtain contraceptives from Planned Parenthood, and implies all contraceptive patients would shift exclusively to Federally Qualified Health Centers. This is inaccurate as these services are widely available from sources including over-the-counter pharmacies, telehealth, and walk-in clinics.
• Recent polling shows a majority of Americans believe that tax dollars should not be used to fund abortion.
  • According to an analysis by the legislative fiscal office, HB 4127 will require $8.9 million to create the payment mechanism and backfill lost funding since July 2025.
  • Within the end of session budget allocation bill (HB 5205), Sections 165-188 allocate state funding to offset the impacts of H.R. 1, including $16.4 million for Planned Parenthood.

Oregon Right to Life, along with pro-life lawmakers, medical professionals, a former Planned Parenthood employee, and hundreds of constituents, have urged Democrats throughout the legislative session not to advance the bill, calling on them to commit to a more responsible and broadly supported stewardship of public funds.

“At a time when families are struggling with affordability and the state is confronting serious budget constraints… HB 4127 does not address Oregon’s real provider shortages,” Smith said. “Instead, it doubles down on abortion dependency while discouraging honest fiscal review.”

“Oregon Right to Life has been clear and consistent: abortion ends the life of a unique, developing human being,” she said. “This conviction, however, does not mean ignoring women’s needs or refusing to engage in responsible policymaking. In fact, it is precisely because we care about women, children, and families that we are raising concerns about HB 4127.”

Following the March 6 passage of the bill in the Oregon Senate, HB 4127 will now go to the desk of Oregon’s pro-abortion Governor Tina Kotek for a signature.

LifeNews Note: Ashley Sadler is Communications Director for Oregon Right to Life. Oregon Right to Life Education Foundation is actively involved in connecting churches with pro-life pregnancy resource centers across the state, as well as creating and distributing localized resource guides to ensure that abortion-vulnerable moms and families throughout Oregon have access to life-affirming options.