Category: Blog

The Crime of Children’s Sidewalk Chalk (But Only if You’re Pro-Life)
Brenna Lewis | August 7, 2020
On August 1st in Washington D.C., a peaceful demonstration by pro-life students resulted in two Students for Life members being arrested. The crime? Children’s sidewalk chalk. There’s a double standard at play. Three weeks ago, Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington D.C. organized a group to paint “Black Lives Matter” along the public streets of D.C., paving the way for this

Yes, Black Preborn Lives Have ALWAYS Mattered
Jessica Nardi | August 6, 2020
In the wake of Students for Life team members being arrested for sidewalk chalking as they do every week outside the D.C. Planned Parenthood, abortion supporters are asking if the pro-life movement genuinely cares about racial issues, or if the “Black Lives Matters” slogan has been hijacked to promote our own agenda. The answer is simple: There’s no hijacking

‘The Daily Show’ Creator Attempts to Stop Pro-Life Movement with “Comedy” Shows
Jessica Nardi | August 6, 2020
Knock em’ dead takes on a disturbing meaning when a comedian uses her platform to promote abortion. That’s Lizz Winstead’s most recent act, as the former co-creator of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” has moved to a full-time career as an abortion activist. Winstead’s strategy, as she explained in a recent interview with The Daily Beast, was to “pick

Five Ways You Can Help Pregnant Women In Need
SFLA Staff | August 5, 2020
A woman facing an unplanned pregnancy may feel very overwhelmed and afraid. She may need support and someone to comfort her during this challenging experience. As pro-life people, we care deeply about reaching out to women in crisis to help them see they are not alone. The smallest action can have a great impact, and in the case of pro-life

49 Pro-Life Students Gather for Start of Virtual Fellowship
Mary Briganti | August 5, 2020
Despite in-person restrictions, 4 of the 5 SFLA Fellowships spent all week on Zoom training, planning projects, and participating in fun activities to start the year strong. Students heard from speakers like Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life of America, Camille Pauley, Executive Director of Healing the Culture, and David Bereit, founder of 40 Days for Life. On Wednesday, the fellows were trained in advanced apologetics by Steve Wagner,

Students for Life Leaders Unfazed by Harassment from Abortion Facility Escorts
Brenna Lewis | August 5, 2020
August 1, 2020 was Students for Life’s National Pro-Life Generation Sidewalk Day. This is the day that hundreds of students from all over the country gather to take action and have an immediate and direct impact on the abortion industry. Sidewalk counseling is a way one can fight against abortion on the front lines by significantly impacting abortion-minded women.

What the FDA’s Appeal Against Online Abortion Pill Sales Means for Women
SFLA Staff | August 4, 2020
The abortion industry’s recent attempt to exploit a pandemic for profitable gain proves once and for all that abortion is not healthcare. Last month, a federal ruling from U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland blocked a regulation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that required women to see a doctor to obtain abortion pills. Opening the door for the abortion

In Memoriam: Nebraska Pro-Life Student Loses His Battle with Cancer
Mary Briganti | August 4, 2020
Maverick Students for Life (MSFL) alumni Phillip Baumberger began his fight for life in 2015, helping to re-establish a Students for Life group at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). He spent four years changing hearts and minds about abortion, both on campus and in the community. Phillip helped lead two cross-country trips to the National Pro-Life March,
Pro-life Religious Leaders Ask Democratic Party to Rethink Their Platform’s Abortion Stance
Jessica Nardi | August 4, 2020
The Democratic Party platform accepts NO abortion restrictions or protection laws like the Hyde Amendment, but pro-life religious leaders are asking the party to rethink its radical abortion views. A recent press release from Democrats for Life said that 100 religious leaders, clergy, and theologians issued a letter urging the party to “remove extreme abortion policies, which will make

Here’s a List of Ways the Trump Administration Has Protected Preborn Life
Brenna Lewis | August 4, 2020
At Students for Life, we’re single-issue voters and proud of it. Abortion is the greatest human rights injustice of our day and thus, we believe, a worthwhile motivator behind casting a vote. Donald Trump and his administration made some promises to the pro-life movement at the start of his tenure, and our movement wants to help each of them come