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WASHINGTON D.C. (12-18-2026) —  For the SIXTH year, the National Pro-Life Summit will follow the National Pro-Life March as a rallying point the Pro-Life Generation, part of the largest voting bloc in America.  The Youth Vote is poised to be a majority of potential voters by 2028. The prestigious event is hosted by Students for Life of America (SFLA) alongside Students for Life Action (SFLAction), Alliance Defending Freedom, The Heritage Foundation, Heritage Action, Knights of Columbus, Leadership Institute, Abortion Pill Reversal, American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists, AWM/Charis, And Then There Were None, The Daily Wire, Patriot Mobile, Children of God for Life, Inc., Feminists for Life of America, Heartbeat International, Let Them Live, Life Legal Defense Foundation, MybodyMyworship, Pro-Life Action League, ProLove Ministries, Save Them All, Inc. & Life Is My Choice, Sidewalk Advocates for Life, Stanton Healthcare, and Vitae Foundation, and will take place from 8 a.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET on January 24, 2026 at the Grand Hyatt Washington | 1000 H Street NW, Washington D.C.

Surprise guests being added will join conservative commentator Brett Cooper and 12-time All-American swimmer Riley Gaines. Other notable speakers include Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life of America, Dr. Abby Johnson, CEO and Founder of And Then There Were None, and Nick Freitas, Virginia General Assembly member.

This year’s Summit centers on the theme Boldly Standing for Life: Brave Convictions & Compassionate Actions. After a year of historic pro-life wins, including the pardoning of 23 pro-life prisoners and the year-long defunding of Planned Parenthood, the Summit will challenge a SOLD OUT crowd to remain engaged and grow their commitment to ending abortion throughout America. 

MEDIA NOTE: Young Pro-Life Voters To Weigh in on their 2028 Presidential Picks in a Straw Poll.

“Students for Life Action works to train up single issue voters and activists, equipping them to be effective in confronting the human rights tragedy of our day – abortion,” said Hawkins. “The National Pro-Life Summit has become a place where tomorrow’s national leaders get to work today.” 

REGISTER TO JOIN DISCUSSIONS ON CUTTING-EDGE, PRO-LIFE POLICIES,  addressing Chemical Abortion Pills, In-vitro Fertilization, Political Activism, Apologetics, and much more. Event schedule to be posted here.

Last year’s keynote was the late Charlie Kirk, who received Students for Life’s Defender of Life Award, CLICK HERE to learn more.

To watch the recap video of the 2025 Summit, click here.

ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE EVENT: Students for Life to HOST LIVE Abortion Debate on the Eve of the ’26 National Pro-Life Summit. 

For the first time ever, we will be hosting a live, in-person Abortion Debate Showdown on Friday, January 23, at 5 p.m. ET at the Grand Hyatt Washington D.C., the night before the 2026 National Pro-Life Summit. Hawkins will be joined byStudents for Life Spokesperson Lydia Taylor Davis taking on abortion advocates, Rev. Dr. Caleb J. Lines and Whitney Shanahan.

This event will be free and open to the public (though an RSVP is mandatory for in-person attendees), with an additional nationwide livestream to allow audiences everywhere to tune in.

REGISTER TO WATCH THE DEBATE, VIRTUALLY OR IN-PERSON

IN OTHER NEWS, LEARN MORE about Students for Life of America’s push for crystal clear drinking water, protecting all life from abortion water pollution, here, as a comment period to the EPA about the “Safe Drinking Water Act” gets underway. 

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The Pro-Life Generation is an umbrella organization encompassing the most-cutting edge engagement opportunities for a Vote Pro-Life First Community. PLG includes Students for Life Action, a 501c4, along with its 501c3 sister organization, Students for Life of America. Together, these organizations make up America’s largest pro-life youth organization. The PLG manages a grassroots political and policy operation engaging Americans of all ages but with a special emphasis on the largest segment of voters — the youth vote. Headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, PLG/SFLA/SFLAction serves more than 1,600 groups on middle school, high school, college, medical, and law school campuses in all 50 states. Our team has more conversations with this generation targeted by the abortion lobby than any other pro-life operation in the world. Each week, we reach more than 10 million accounts across social media platforms and average 6 million video views. The organization’s CEO, Kristan Hawkins, hosts a bi-weekly, informative podcast, The Kristan Hawkins Show. In addition to SFLA/SFLAction, PLG leads multiple initiatives to lead and serve the future of the pro-life movement, including the Campaign for Abortion Free Cities, Standing With You, and the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement.