Category: high school
What Reversing Roe v. Wade Means (and Doesn’t Mean)
Brenna Lewis | October 20, 2020
The 1973 Supreme Court case that legalized abortion on demand through all nine months and for any reason (alongside its companion case, Doe v. Bolton) is known as Roe v. Wade. The only reason abortion up until birth is not the law of the land in every state is thanks to states’ abilities to enact their own abortion limits… though late-term abortion is the
ANNOUNCING: Chalk the Vote National Chalk Day Challenge
Mary Briganti | October 16, 2020
Join the Chalk the Vote Challenge Tuesday, October 20th! Register here. As President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett navigates the hearing process of her confirmation, we will be traveling to key states with our #Justice4Life tour to educate on the importance of pro-life judges. So, for National Pro-Life Chalk Day, we need you to join these efforts
Meet the 2020-2021 Stevens Fellows
Mary Briganti | October 15, 2020
Ten high school students are taking on projects in each of the Five Pillars throughout this school year that will impact campuses and communities across the country, both in person and digitally. Meet these fellows: Aliyah Duran Liberty University Online Centreville, VA 2021 Aliyah is a senior homeschool student, taking courses online and will graduate next May. She is
Meet the 2020-2021 Wilberforce Fellows
Mary Briganti | October 15, 2020
20 college students are taking on projects throughout this school year that will impact campuses and communities across the country, both in person and digitally. Meet four of the fellows and their projects: Max Montana from Boston College will be taking on the “BC Diaper Deck Initiative”. Max noticed his campus doesn’t have diaper changing stations readily available in
Order Your Sock the Vote Activism Kit NOW!
Mary Briganti | October 15, 2020
The Sock the Vote Campus Tour will make 300 stops across the country this fall with eye-catching interactive banners, an extremism-exposing game, 2,362 baby socks to represent the number of abortions that are committed each day in the U.S., and a pledge to vote pro-life, as well as buttons, stickers, and other giveaways. Unable to host the full tour? You can still encourage students to vote pro-life first this fall with
Pro-Life Students Harassed on Minnesota Campus During Life Chain Event
Mary Briganti | October 15, 2020
Life Chain Sunday is known for its powerful, prayerful presence by thousands who stand in solidarity across the country to remember the preborn. Although groups are not always met with support, this event is generally a peaceful way to kick off Respect Life Month. Not this year. Winona Students for Life President Jamie Scherdin was interrupted and verbally harassed while making a social media post about the group’s presence at the
Pro-Life Chalk Messages Destroyed by University of New Mexico STAFF!
Jessica Nardi | October 15, 2020
SFLA’s sidewalk chalk messaging was destroyed by staff members at the University of New Mexico (UNM) on October 8. A Facebook video shows the staff members pouring buckets of water on the chalk before sweeping it away. https://www.facebook.com/79125112926/videos/783343189119393/ The students chalked life-affirming messages such as “UNM deserves better than Abortion” and “You don’t need Abortion. UNM SFL can Help”
Students for Life Supports Another Woman in Choosing Life!
Brenna Lewis | October 15, 2020
The Students for Life Team has continued to reach abortion-minded women seeking help online throughout the unprecedented pandemic times we have been facing the past 8 months (and counting). While the pressures women experience normally when faced with an unplanned pregnancy are extreme, there is no doubt the pressures are more significant in a time of isolation and fear
Michigan Senator is First Ever to Share Personal Abortion Story
Brenna Lewis | October 13, 2020
Senator Gary Peters, a Democrat in Michigan, this week became the first sitting senator to publicly share an abortion experience. What he shared with Elle magazine is intense, personal, and the type of abortion story that throws the convictions of some pro-life advocates for a loop (though it shouldn’t – read on). In his interview, Peters describes how his
Ben Sasse Says the Amy Coney Barrett Hearings ‘Would Be Really Confusing to Eighth Graders’
Brenna Lewis | October 13, 2020
On a particularly memorable statement during the first day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, Senator Ben Sasse acknowledged what the hearings had become, a confusion about the role of government. “A huge part of what we are doing here in this hearing,” Sasse noted during his time, “would be really confusing to eighth graders, civic classes across the