Category: high school

New Speakers, Including Former Vice President Mike Pence, Join All-Star Line-Up for 2023 National Celebrate Life Day Rally
Caroline Wharton | June 20, 2023
“The anniversary of the Dobbs decision is a special day for the pro-life movement as it commemorates both the end of the unconstitutional Roe decision and the beginning of a new era in which the Culture of Life can take root in America again,” said Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins. “I am excited to celebrate this day alongside my peers, nationally recognized leaders, who have been instrumental partners in achieving life-saving progress, and we’re not finished yet. On Saturday, the

SFLA Alumni Highlight: Julie Kilmer
Caroline Wharton | June 19, 2023
GUEST POST: Julie Kilmer graduated from the University of Scranton in 2023, with a major in Criminal Justice and as a Second Lieutenant in the Army; she now works as the Executive Director at a center designed to support women. This is her story of pro-life student activism with Students for Life of America (SFLA): Kilmer grew up in Rockville,

Abortion Supporters Try to Suppress Lifesaving Abortion Pill Reversal
Caroline Wharton | June 16, 2023
GUEST POST: Once again, the pro-abortion crowd demonstrates their priority is abortion and not “choice” or “women’s health.” The latest example comes from an ongoing court battle about the lifesaving option of abortion pill reversal. Planned Parenthood in Kansas is suing the state to prevent legal notice going into effect that would require abortionists to disclose to mothers undergoing abortion

My SFLA Fellowship Project Detailed My Pregnancy Journey Through Diptychs
Caroline Wharton | June 16, 2023
GUEST POST: One evening last spring, I was considering how I’d graduate in a year with my bachelor’s degree in English and Studio Art from Fairmont State University and began researching summer internships. Out of curiosity, I looked for one through Students for Life of America (SFLA). After applying and being interviewed, I was accepted into the Hildegard Art Fellowship

FACT CHECK: The Commonwealth Fund Maternal Mortality Study Puts the ‘Bunk’ in Debunking
Caroline Wharton | June 15, 2023
GUEST POST: In our Post-Roe America, the mainstream media is grasping for straws by referencing anything that can make saving preborn lives seem like a bad idea — like this study from The Commonwealth Fund on maternal mortality rates. It finds that post-Roe maternal mortality has increased in primarily Republican-led, “abortion-restriction states” (as categorized by the pro-abortion think tank, the

DANGEROUSLY LOW: New Report Says TOO FEW Children Being Born to Sustain Population & Care For Those Aging
Caroline Wharton | June 14, 2023
GUEST POST: The Wall Street Journal recently made note of emerging data on population decline. As Students for Life of America has previously reported, the world population, especially in developed countries in North America, Europe, and Asia, population is in decline. With a growing number of nations falling below a birthrate of at least 2.1 needed to replace the current population, more countries

Learn About the Life Collective: A Pro-Life Community Art Festival
Caroline Wharton | June 13, 2023
GUEST POST: While I have always been pro-life, it wasn’t until high school that I became actively involved in the movement through Students for Life of America (SFLA), and in the summer before I went to study Vocal Performance at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, I found their Hildegard Art Fellowship. I was fascinated with the idea that I

This High School SFLA Group Raised Nearly $7,000 For an Ultrasound Machine
Caroline Wharton | June 12, 2023
GUEST POST: For the past three years, the Students for Life of America (SFLA) group at Foothills Christian High School (known as the FCHS Students for Life) has been working diligently to promote a culture of life on campus. The group is partnered with two local pregnancy resource centers, Pregnancy Care Clinics of San Diego and El Cajon, who have

No More Paramore Concerts for Me Until Haley Williams Stops Hurting Preborn Humans
Caroline Wharton | June 12, 2023
GUEST POST: Ever since my “emo” teen phase, I’ve loved the band Paramore’s music. In college, I spent a lot of time exploring my own style which was modeled quite heavily off of Paramore’s lead vocalist and keyboardist Haley Williams. I emulated her clothing, tried my best to sing like her, and used bright neon hair dye from her hair

A Masterpiece: How the SFLA Hildegard Fellowship Combined My Passion for the Pro-Life Movement & Art
Caroline Wharton | June 10, 2023
GUEST POST: “I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” – Vincent Van Gogh I am a visual artist and graphic designer — I’m also pro-life. These two parts of who I am coexist, no matter how loudly the media or other people try to tell me they can’t. I’m currently a part of Students