Oregon Planned Parenthood Drops Bid to Make Abortion a Constitutional Right

Planned Parenthood and its allies have abandoned an effort to embed abortion as a constitutional right in Oregon.

This is a major win for pro-life advocates who argued the measure would have enshrined unlimited abortion while stripping protections for unborn children.

Equal Rights Oregon, a coalition including Planned Parenthood, announced the decision not to pursue Initiative Petition 33 for the 2026 ballot, citing insufficient signatures after nearly a year of campaigning.

The group collected only 12,194 signatures since May 2025, far short of the 156,231 needed by July 2, 2026, despite spending about $1.3 million.

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“After thoughtful consideration, we are announcing the difficult decision not to move forward with Initiative Petition 33 in 2026,” the group said in an Instagram post. “This is a particularly difficult time, as the federal government continues attacking our rights, freedom, and basic humanity. We still firmly believe that together, we will build an Oregon where all of us can be who we are, and make our own decisions about our lives and bodies, and access the care that we need.”

The measure, launched in June 2024 by the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, Basic Rights Oregon, Planned Parenthood Action of Oregon and Latino Network, sought to amend the state constitution to state: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the state of Oregon or by any political subdivision in this state on account of sex.”

The announcement comes as pro-abortion forces push similar measures elsewhere.

In Virginia, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the “Right to Reproductive Freedom Act”, placing it on the fall ballot. The measure would make unlimited abortions up to birth a right.

Pro-life critics argue the amendment would prevent enforcement of existing laws like parental consent and allow abortions by unlicensed individuals, endangering women and unborn children.

In Missouri, the pro-life Amendment 3 stands certified after Republican lawmakers referred the constitutional amendment to repeal the 2024 voter-approved pro-abortion measure that enshrined a broad “right to reproductive freedom,” including abortion up to viability.

The new proposal would prohibit most abortions while allowing exceptions for medical emergencies, fatal fetal anomalies and cases of rape or incest within the first 12 weeks.

Pro-life leaders hail it as a necessary correction to restore protections for the unborn, emphasizing that it balances compassion for true crises with the state’s compelling interest in preserving life.

Nevada’s Question 6, certified after passing its first vote in 2024, returns for a required second approval to embed a “fundamental right to abortion” in the state constitution until fetal viability—typically around 21 weeks.

Abortions in Nevada are currently legal up to 24 weeks under state law, but the radical amendment would make killing babies a right, a move pro-life groups decry as a dangerous.

In Idaho, the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Measure, an initiated state statute, has cleared early hurdles and is gathering signatures to potentially appear on the ballot, aiming to overturn the state’s abortion ban by establishing a so-called right to abortion.

With over 50,000 signatures collected toward a roughly 71,000 threshold as of late November, backers like Idahoans United for Women and Families are trying to cross that threshold.

Nebraska’s potential Establish Personhood of Preborn Children Amendment, an initiated constitutional amendment led by the group Choose Life Now, is in the early stages of the ballot qualification process to define a preborn child as a person in the state constitution, effectively banning abortion from conception with limited exceptions.

Building on the state’s 12-week ban enshrined by voters in 2024, the measure aims to strengthen protections for the unborn by recognizing their personhood from conception, a step pro-life groups say is essential to protect more babies from abortion.

Colorado pro-life advocates are  currently before the Colorado Supreme Court with “The Right to Be Born” amendment that states: “Children have the right to continue living from the moment they are conceived.”

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