Category: students for life

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.

NOMINATED FOR BEST NEW GROUP: Abundant Life at Southwest Baptist University
Paige Farquhar | May 22, 2024
As the 2023-2024 academic year ends, Students for Life of America (SFLA) will be awarding groups with Best New Group, Best High School Group, Best College Group, and Best Standing With You Group distinctions – and you get to help us choose which groups deserve these awards! Nominated for Best New Group of the Year is Abundant Life at Southwest

What I Saw at the International Gift of Life Walk 2024 in New York City
Savannah Craven | March 28, 2024
In the bustling heart of New York City, amidst the towering skyscrapers and the ceaseless rhythm of urban life, a different kind of movement takes center stage – a movement for life. Every year, passionate individuals from all walks of life gather to participate in the International Gift of Life Walk presented by Personhood Education NY. This is a

Arizona Christian University Named March 2024 Group of the Month
Jordan Butler | March 28, 2024
Arizona is a battleground for abortion. There are passionate people on both sides fighting for “women’s rights” or the right to life for the pre-born. College campuses harbor some of the most avid fighters for both groups. At Arizona Christian University, the culture of life shines throughout the entire campus as students and faculty show their support for all matters

Students for Life of America (SFLA) calls Judge’s Noblesville School District decision “an Insult to Parents that Weakens First Amendment Protections,” Additional Legal Steps Under Consideration
Kristi Hamrick | March 19, 2024
WASHINGTON D.C./NOBLESVILLE, IN (03-19-2024) – In light of Judge Sarah Evans Barker’s rejection of the defense of students’ First Amendment Rights at Noblesville School District, Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins called the decision “an insult to parents that weakens First Amendment protections by insisting that a temporary loss of rights is nothing to worry about.” A lawsuit filed against the school district

SFLA Hildegard Fellow Uses Entertainment to Take Back the Narrative on Teen Parenthood
Jordan Butler | March 13, 2024
Christian Alan is a filmmaker from the number one public university in America, University of California Los Angeles, and part of the new class of Hildegard Art Fellows with Students for Life of America. While he’s worked in many production spaces ranging from theater to television, his proudest piece of work has been creating the teen-parenthood drama, now known as

Students for Life Action Applauds House Judiciary Committee for “Tackling the Viewpoint Discrimination Poisoning the Department of Justice As Seen in the Abuse of the FACE Act”
Kristi Hamrick | May 15, 2023
“As Pregnancy Care Centers have burned and pro-life volunteers with groups like Students for Life are threatened and attacked, the Biden Administration’s so-called Justice Department sees no evil. But praying pro-lifers offend their sensibilities. That viewpoint discrimination must be challenged,” said SFLAction’s Kristan Hawkins. “We look forward to the hearing where we hope to learn more about how abortion supporters

Free Speech Violations for Pro-Lifers Even Happen in the Workplace
Caroline Wharton | December 8, 2022
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably no stranger to Students for Life Action (SFLAction) and Students for Life of America’s (SFLA) blogs where we often share the stories of free speech violations faced by our activists on high school and college campuses – it’s been a reoccurring theme this year. However, an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal recently