Category: students for life

SFLA Alum Celebrates 5+ Years of Leading National Nonprofit “Let Them Live”
Emily Berning | October 28, 2025
I was a sophomore in college when the Lord really put it on my heart to start learning about abortion and what it means to be pro-life. I grew up pro-life, but this was the first time I ever felt deeply convicted to take action. I remember going through the campus directory to see if there was already a pro-life group I could join. There was one listed, but

Meet Lewis Icopini, One of National Leaders Collective’s October Leaders of the Month
Lewis Icopini | October 17, 2025
Lewis Icopini, one of the National Leaders Collective’s (NLC) leaders of the month, is a Students for Life of America (SFLA), William Wilberforce Fellow attending the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. Learn more about Icopini’s activism below. Students for Life inspired me to be the best person I could be for a cause that achieves real change in the world. After taking on the campaign for Life and becoming president of

Meet India Rice, One of National Leaders Collective’s October Leaders of the Month
India Rice | October 17, 2025
India Rice, one of the National Leaders Collective’s (NLC) leaders of the month, is a Students for Life of America (SFLA), Standing With You Fellow attending Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. Learn more about Rice’s activism below. I am involved with the pro-life movement because I believe that all life is valuable. I grew up going to work with my mom at a Pregnancy Help Center (PHC), and I have been going to Walks for Life for as long

Standing Up with Conviction: Puerto Rican Students for Life Group Fights Bullying & Discrimination
Marcos Melendez | October 16, 2025
I never imagined that trying to start a student club would lead to intimidation and even threats to my fundamental American rights. My name is Marcos Meléndez Carrasquillo, and I’m a senior at University Gardens High School. I set out to create a space where students who value the dignity of every human Life could gather and exchange ideas: a Students for Life group. Instead, I encountered serious concerns about how

Walmart Showdown During “Stop Pharmacy Abortions” Event: Peaceful Pro-Life Students vs. One Very Angry Shopper
Jordan Butler | September 25, 2025
You know what they say: if something wild is going to happen, it’ll probably happen at Walmart. Add a few passionate pro-lifers to the mix, and you’ve got the recipe for a mostly peaceful showdown (peaceful on our end, of course). This week, Students for Life of America (SFLA) turned up the volume with our nationwide “Stop Pharmacy Abortions” protests—an urgent response to the deregulations of the abortion marketplace by the former Biden

ICYMI: Milk-Soaked Mayhem & Inspiring Stories During Students for Life’s National Pro-Life Gen Sidewalk Day
Jordan Butler | September 4, 2025
Milk-smearing, bizarre antics, and disruptive behavior marked more appearances of unhinged abortion activists. Despite the chaos, the Students for Life of America (SFLA) field team remained focused and engaged in the annual National Pro-Life Gen Sidewalk Day, activating in 89 locations across 42 states nationwide. During Sidewalk Day, more than 150 staff, students, community members, and others gathered outside abortion facilities nationwide to offer compassionate support, information, and hope to

From Passion to Action: How to Start Your Students for Life Group
Megan Roos | August 25, 2025
(Megan Roos is Students for Life of America’s Texas Regional Coordinator and helps groups get off their feet. Read Roos’ easy steps and inspiring advice for pro-life students.) This generation will abolish abortion. But that large-scale mission starts small—with everyday students who dare to speak for the preborn. More than 1,575 Students for Life of America (SFLA) campus groups do that every day. Yet over 600 traditional universities lack a pro-life voice. The solution? Bold

HEARTWARMING: Standing with Student Moms in Florida with Two Student-Led Baby Showers
Stephanie Stone | June 19, 2025
Sometimes, walking alongside a student mom can become a personal commitment. Fostering a community of support and being that village for a mom in need can make all the difference! As a full-time working and evening student mom of two, I can attest to the importance of community in the most crucial moments of a young mom’s life. Throwing a

Our New Pro-Life Pope Helped Start a Students for Life of America Group at Villanova University in the 1970’s
Walker Larson | May 8, 2025
[Correction: a previous version of this story incorrectly attributed quotations to Cardinal Prevost that were not his. Those quotations have been removed.] In a historic move, the College of Cardinals has elected the first Pope from North America to ever rule the Catholic Church in the person of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago. Called the first “American” Pope, the

Students for Life at the University of Missouri at St. Louis is May’s Group of the Month!
Jordan Butler | May 29, 2024
If you want to see an Students for Life of America (SFLA) group that has gone above and beyond for the babies, look no further than Students for Life of UMSL at the University of Missouri – St. Louis! Students for Life of UMSL did so much community outreach this year. They have hosted the SFLA’s fall and spring tours.

