“Our grief for Adriana’s loss motivated us to honor her with support for her precious son, Chance,” said Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life of America. “When we learned of her family’s ordeal, the Pro-Life Generation rallied to raise funds for the hospital bills, to walk alongside them with a tangible sign of love and support.”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (06-25-2025) – Following the miraculous birth of Adriana Smith’s son, Chance, born at just one pound and 13 ounces, Students for Life of America (SFLA) and our Standing With You (SWY) initiative arranged delivery to the hospital of $22,415 in donations, raised during the past month. The Pro-Life Generation from across the country worked together to help cover the Georgia mother’s expenses and support her son Chance’s continued care in Emory Hospital Midtown’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) run by Emory Healthcare.

“In the midst of this difficult and confusing time, we hope the love and prayers of the Pro-Life Generation remind Adriana’s family they’re not alone, and that Chance’s life brings light and hope,” said SFLA President Kristan Hawkins. 

Adriana Smith was a nurse, daughter, and devoted mom. In February, at nine weeks pregnant, she suffered a devastating medical emergency. She was kept on life support to give her preborn baby boy, Chance, a chance at Life.   

Standing With You launched a LifeFunder page to help provide the family with additional funds needed for medical expenses. Thankfully, Chance was delivered via caesarean section and reportedly has a good prognosis, though he is still in the care of the hospital. 

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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.