Category: In the News

Students for Life to Department of Justice: Stop Neglecting Enforcement of the Comstock Act & Join Efforts to Debar Planned Parenthood
Kristi Hamrick | March 30, 2026
SFL’s Kristan Hawkins sends letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, launching new efforts to call for Comstock Act Enforcement & noting that debarring Planned Parenthood needs pursuit “We’ve been more than patient, but no more. The Comstock Act — already law — says Chemical Abortion Pills can’t be mailed, and the word-games played by the Biden Administration to ignore that must

The Trump Administration Tells Texas Court “Oops, I did it again” & Ask that Legal Action Begun by Florida & Texas against the FDA Pause Until They Get Their Act Together
Kristi Hamrick | March 13, 2026
“It’s extraordinary that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) through the Department of Justice wants to pause or dismiss cases underway because they don’t have their act together,” said Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins. “During the Presidential campaign all the way to today, we’ve been very clear that a real review of Chemical Abortion Pills needs to take place and

Zara Larsson Thinks Killing Babies Is a Joke
Mary Mobley | March 5, 2026
How should one respond to a person who flippantly brags about having an abortion online? Possible responses might include denouncing their actions, offering compassion for the pain women inevitably experience after abortion, or even saying nothing at all. But when a fan gloated about aborting her baby after one of Zara Larsson’s concerts, the Swedish singer-songwriter opted for none of the above. Instead, she went for humor

Students for Life of America to Supreme Court: Roadblocks for Pro-Life Students Violate Free Speech Rights
Olivia D'Angelo | January 28, 2026
Petition for Writ of Certiorari Filed in E.D. v. Noblesville School District “This Indiana case represents a typical abuse of students’ free-speech rights,” said Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins. “Administrators will throw up roadblocks for pro-life clubs because they don’t want pro-life speech in schools, fearing that some may find it controversial. Our petition will focus on an attempted ban on ‘political’ speech. Free

Students for Life of America Releases Timelapse of the 53rd National Pro-Life March
Kristi Hamrick | January 23, 2026
“Today’s Marchers are Tomorrow’s Voters,” said Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins. “While we once symbolically ended the March at the Supreme Court, across the street sits Congress. With the midterms coming up, we hope our elected leaders will pay attention to the human rights issue of our day — abortion — as the voter intensity of those

Pope Leo: Pro-Life Doesn’t Just Mean Anti-Abortion
Mary Mobley | January 12, 2026
On Friday, Pope Leo XIV issued his first “State of the World” address—a traditional annual speech that lays out the pope’s priorities for the year. In concept, the practice sounds similar to the American “State of the Union” address. But Pope Leo’s speech differed in one fundamental way: Without mincing words or pursuing political correctness, he unapologetically, undeniably affirmed the sanctity of life. “The vocation to love

Abortion Leading Cause of Death in 2025; WHO Calls for Expanding Access
Mary Mobley | January 5, 2026
In 2025, pre-born babies had just a 71% chance of survival in the womb. That’s according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), which released a fact sheet in December detailing the need for improved “essential health care.” What’s shocking about WHO’s report? The organization’s number doesn’t account for unintentional injuries, ectopic pregnancies, or any other leading causes of

It’s Not ‘Star Wars,’ It’s Real: Chinese Billionaire Reportedly Fathered 100+ Via Surrogacy
Mary Mobley | December 18, 2025
In a story that seems straight out of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” a Chinese billionaire has allegedly fathered more than 100 U.S.-born children via surrogacy. According to reporting from the Wall Street Journal, Xu Bo, a Chinese videogame executive, says he hopes to have at least 20 children—boys, because they’re superior to girls—born through surrogacy in the U.S. His goal? For them to one day

Florence Welch’s Ectopic Pregnancy Experience Pop Culture Contradiction
Kristan Hawkins | December 12, 2025
The following is an excerpt from The Kristan Hawkins Show. Subscribe to The Kristan Hawkins Show HERE and opt-in to Kristan’s daily text update by texting “KRISTAN” to 53445 so you never miss breaking pro-life news! Florence Welch recently suffered an ectopic pregnancy, losing her first child and nearly her own life. It’s another example of how liberals fail the very women

Students for Life of America Launches Nationwide Campaign to Add the Forever Chemicals of Mifepristone to EPA Contaminants List
Kristi Hamrick | December 9, 2025
Having learned of a Pending Comment Period on Plans to Expand the Contaminants tracked in accordance with the Safe Water Drinking Act, SFLA Fights for Crystal Clear Water for All Americans “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the regulatory authority and humane responsibility to determine the extent of abortion water pollution, caused by the reckless and negligent policies pushed by past

