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17 Sep 2023

New on Explicitly Pro-Life: Children Are Not Commodities to be Bought & Sold

Caroline Wharton | September 17, 2023
In the newest episode of Explicitly Pro-Life, the podcast hosted by Students for Life of America (SFLA) President Kristan Hawkins, she discusses the commodification of children with Katy Faust, the Founder and President of Them Before Us. The two discuss how our society has sadly weaponized children’s greatest wounds for selfish and political gains. For example, adoption does not exist to
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15 Sep 2023

In Honor of SFLA Standing With You Fellow Amy Pressey 

Caroline Wharton | September 15, 2023
“However the Lord directs me in working on behalf of His kingdom, I am willing. For my God not only gives life, but gives so abundantly, selflessly, and fully. And as a woman of Christ and a member of the Pro-Life Generation, I believe and work towards helping people realize the same for themselves and their babies.”   – Amy Pressey,
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15 Sep 2023

Exposing Abortion Extremism: How We Explained the Ohio Ballot Fight to the New York Times  

Caroline Wharton | September 15, 2023
As the days tick down until November, it’s heating up in Ohio as both sides on the abortion issue fight until the end on the upcoming ballot initiative. If you’re unclear on what exactly the pro-life movement in the Buckeye State is working towards, the Students for Life of America (SFLA) team was recently featured in a New York Times
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15 Sep 2023

Courageous Mother with Cancer Rejects Abortion & Births Beautiful Girl: “Killing My Baby Wouldn’t Have Saved Me” 

Caroline Wharton | September 15, 2023
The abortion lobby and lip-service-only politicians could both use a strong dose of the courage and love embodied by Tasha Kann, a mother and cancer warrior who refused abortion following her diagnosis. While many in her position would have opted to lose their child and receive treatment sooner, Kann said “that was never an option,” showing a depth of moral
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14 Sep 2023

SFLA President Kristan Hawkins Challenges Vice President Kamala Harris to a Debate on Campus as Competing Speaking Tours Overlap 

Caroline Wharton | September 14, 2023
With Two Opposing Tours Coming Face to Face on Campus, How About a Healthy Discussion on Human Life?   “While I believe in protection from conception until natural death, the Vice President can’t even name one single abortion limit she supports. With us about as polar opposite on this issue as possible, a conversation on campus would prove to be most interesting… but more
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13 Sep 2023

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Chloe Kramer of North Dakota Kicks Off New Year in the National Leaders Collective  

Caroline Wharton | September 13, 2023
Students for Life of America (SFLA) is proud to accept amazing students, like Chole Kramer, a senior at North Dakota State University, into our leadership programs through the National Leaders Collective. For the 2023-2024 school year, Kramer will be a part of the Student Spokesperson program, learning how to communicate effectively as a pro-life activist in both traditional media, as
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13 Sep 2023

SFLA Campus Case Study Finds Many Campuses Largely Failing Pregnant & Parenting Students in Post-Roe Era; But After Being Told How to Improve, 10% Pledged New & Better Support

Caroline Wharton | September 13, 2023
“Most college campuses aren’t getting a passing grade on support for pregnant and parenting students. The Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement’s recent case study found that the examined schools had only a 50% average for life-affirming accommodations, getting a clear ‘F’ in supporting families,” said Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins. “Is it any wonder that Planned Parenthood preys particularly on
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12 Sep 2023

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Outstanding Washington D.C. Student Leader Felipe Avila Starts His Year in the National Leaders Collective 

Caroline Wharton | September 12, 2023
GUEST POST: Students for Life of America (SFLA) is proud to accept amazing students, like sophomore Felipe Avila at The Catholic University of America, into our leadership programs through the National Leaders Collective. For the 2023 – 2024 academic year, Avila will be mentored and given new opportunities through the Student Spokesperson program as he learns advanced strategies for how
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12 Sep 2023

Five Ways to Celebrate Respect Life Month This Year 

Caroline Wharton | September 12, 2023
GUEST POST: In an age where every month, week, or day is dedicated to a new social movement, policy debate, or favorite food, it can be tough to keep it all straight. To a member of the Pro-Life Generation, however, October should be an easy one to remember: Respect Life Month.  The origins of Respect Life Month date back to
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12 Sep 2023

Male Responsibility and Preborn Child Support is Apparently the PATRIARCHY Now!? 

Mattison Brooks | September 12, 2023
The need for reliable child support and for dads to be responsible for their offspring used to be a mainline feminist position. It certainly has the backing of mothers. Now, according to a new drummed up controversy involving Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, it’s just another Republican, Handmaids Tale-esque mechanism of patriarchal control. According to the Newsweek article where this was reported:  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been ridiculed after suggesting that one way to reduce abortions is to require men to pay child support
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