
Charlie Kirk Honored with the Defender of Life Award at Students for Life’s National Pro-Life Summit, For Building up the Next Generation of Vote-Pro-Life FIRST Activists
“Charlie Kirk stands as one of the ‘Davids’ in this fight, who works alongside side of us to fight the abortion Goliath who use their taxpayer-funded padded budgets and influence to attack the least of these,” said Kristan Hawkins as she presented the Defender of Life Award to Charlie Kirk. “He has applied the fighting skills of David to his life and his life mission, multiplying and equipping a new generation of fighters for the most vulnerable in the nation.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (01-25-2025) – At Students for Life of America’s (SFLA) fifth annual National Pro-Life Summit, SFLA President Kristan Hawkins honored Turning Point USA (TPUSA) Founder Charlie Kirk with the Defender of Life Award for joining SFLA in the David v. Goliath battle of the human rights issue of our day – abortion. Kirk’s tireless defense of the preborn in the public sphere and engagement with young voters has been critical in the current fight for LIFE.
Regarding her optimism for saving preborn lives through federal action and legislation, Hawkins spoke of Kirk’s involvement being a reason to believe better days are ahead. She noted: “More than you know, he is a big reason that I say I have real hope in what will happen in Washington, D.C., in four years to save lives.
“During the 2024 election, Kirk was unapologetically outspoken about the extreme danger of state abortion ballot initiatives, including Florida’s Amendment 4 and Arizona’s Proposition 139, visiting college campuses and engaged young voters during his Brainwashed Tour. Millennial and Gen Z Americans are a key demographic, now almost HALF (48.5%) of the electorate and rejected former Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the most radical abortion Presidential ticket in history. 2025 poll results released from the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement conducted by Survey USA and YouGov show clearly that abortion is not what the majority of registered Gen Z and Millennial voters want more from our new political leadership. In fact, they wanted MORE support for mothers and preborn children.”
READ: POLL: Abortion Won’t Win the Hearts & Minds of now ALMOST HALF of the Electorate
Key findings highlighted in an in-depth poll note:
ON THE POLITICS OF ABORTION, MORE ISN’T BETTER: Registered Millennial and Gen Z voters are not buying with the Democratic Party has been selling.
Almost 7 in 10 support some limits on abortion. (67% to 33% — UP FROM 65% IN 2024).
MORE than 3 in 10 Youth Voters (31%) “would be MORE WILLING to accept limits” if families got the help they need.
LESS THAN 1 in 10 (9%) supported the Democratic Party Agenda of abortion without limits, through all 9 months, up to and including infanticide for a baby born during a botched abortion. (To note, the Democratic Party Presidential ticket included Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who stopped abortion reporting in his state after it was reported that at least eight babies were allowed to die following botched abortions.)
Human Rights for Human Beings begin early: 6 in 10 said human rights begin while a child is still in the womb. Only 2% said rights begin when a court says so. ONLY 25% said human rights begin after birth.
READ THE REPORT HERE
ON THE PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL ABORTION PILLS & OPPORTUNITY LEGISLATORS WILL MISS IF THEY DON’T PROTECT MOTHERS & PREBORN CHILD: Politicians ignoring the health and safety of women and the environment are missing a huge opportunity.
- Chemical Abortion Pill efforts to protect lives, fertility, and the environment are wildly popular with younger voters, with more than 9 in 10 embracing protections.
- Ultrasound screening to save lives from ectopic pregnancy: 92% feel it’s important to have screenings before distributing the deadly pills, with 41% saying it/s extremely important
- Blood testing to protect fertility: 92% support this protection, with 39% saying it’s extremely important
- Studies on the potential environmental impact of waste and drugs related to abortion: 90% support conducting such testing, with 32% saying it’s extremely important
- Red Bag Medical Waste disposal to protect the environment: 90% support this addition to the health and safety standards, with 33% saying it’s extremely important
- In-person care/screening to protect from abusers getting the pills without women’s knowledge or consent: 66% support this common-sense protection
MORE THAN HALF — 52% — said they view a legislator favorably when the official protected people and the environment from the negative impacts of abortion, with 22% saying very favorably.
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The Pro-Life Generation (PLG) is an umbrella organization encompassing the most-cutting edge engagement opportunities for a Vote Pro-Life First Community. PLG includes Students for Life Action (SFLAction), a 501c4, along with its 501c3 sister organization, Students for Life of America (SFLA), that together make up the nation’s largest, pro-life youth organization, managing 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 1,500 groups on middle, 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 reaching more than 4 million across social media platforms and averaging 1.3 million video views. 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 . Over more than 17 years, PLG CEO Kristan Hawkins has grown the operation into a nearly $20M organization, now preparing for an abortion-free America.
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