Category: In the News

So, What Did We Learn from the Vice Presidential Debate?
Brenna Lewis | October 8, 2020
Last night was the first Vice Presidential debate between Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. For anyone who was able to ignore the attention-hungry fly that took up residence on Pence’s head for a few minutes, they actually enjoyed a fairly civil and productive conversation between these very different politicians. There was still moderator bias from Susan Page

Media Fibs about Biden-Harris Abortion Positions
Brenna Lewis | October 7, 2020
Fresh out of Walter Reed, Trump used his Twitter on Tuesday morning to focus on the abortion issue. Reactions were swift and predictable, but the president has a point. Trump referenced Joe Biden’s NBC town hall performance, including when Biden answered a question about “protecting women’s reproductive rights in the U.S.” He addressed the possibility of, if on the

About those Supreme Court Nominations… Who’s Right?
Brenna Lewis | October 2, 2020
The first question of the first presidential debate—quite the contentious one—had to do with the hot topic on everyone’s mind: the Supreme Court. Moderator Chris Wallace asked, “Why are you right in the argument you make and your opponent wrong?” Considering Trump’s case is a matter of following a Constitutional duty on judicial nominees, it’s hard to argue with
Members of Congress Have Opportunity to Protect Women Against Chemical Abortions
Brenna Lewis | October 2, 2020
Students for Life is in strong support of the Support and Value Expectant (SAVE) Mom and Babies Act of 2019, which will ensure FDA regulations are in place to protect women from chemical abortions. On September 22, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi requested unanimous consent for the legislation, which the particularly pro-abortion Senator Patty Murray of Washington objected to. Members

Texas Abortion Facility CLOSES After 36 Years!
Brenna Lewis | September 25, 2020
After a 36-year long reign of human destruction, Hilltop Women’s Reproductive Clinic in El Paso has finally been shut down. This victory is thanks in part to the local Southwest Coalition for Life who had a consistently strong pro-life presence outside the facility. Local Students for Life leader Marcos Lares reflected: Already, the building is up for sale and

The Horrifying Consequences of ‘Packing the Court’
Brenna Lewis | September 25, 2020
To fill the vacancy left on the U.S. Supreme Court by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg President Donald Trump will announce his nomination on Saturday, September 26. Judge Amy Coney Barret is considered to be the front-runner. Democrats have threatened to shake up the system with a plan to ‘pack the court’ should President Trump and Senate leaders act

SFLA Helps Collect 150k Signatures to Ban Late-Term Abortions in Colorado
Jessica Nardi | September 25, 2020
A group of Colorado doctors, aided by Students of Life Action, have successfully collected enough signatures to launch Proposition 115–a new ballot initiative that would ban late-term abortions in the state of Colorado. No such restrictions currently exist, meaning babies in Colorado can be aborted up until the moment of birth. This proposition would ban abortion after 22 weeks

Students for Life of America’s “Sock the Vote” Campus Tour to Travel to 46 states explaining Why We Vote Pro-Life First
Kristi Hamrick | September 23, 2020
“Student leaders and SFLA team members will equip the Pro-Life Generation with the tools to activate voters who hate abortion so much, they will vote Pro-Life first,” said SFLA’s Kristan Hawkins. “We’ll be bringing 2,362 baby socks with us to each campus stop, representing the number of babies lost to us each day to the violence of abortion. And, now, with a vacancy at

A Woman on the U.S. Supreme Court: A Closer Look of Front-runners Judges Amy Comey Barrett and Barbara Lagoa
SFLA Staff | September 23, 2020
President Donald J. Trump will announce his third nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, September 26. Trump had committed to nominating a woman to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on September 18. Various lists have been released by Trump during his time as a candidate and in office, with fantastic picks to be considered. At

Victory! FDA Approves Discontinuing Unethical Polio Vaccines
Brenna Lewis | September 22, 2020
Pro-lifers are constantly in the crossfire of abortion as the issue extends far beyond violence at Planned Parenthood facilities. Most are also aware that the cells of aborted babies are often used to create vaccines. While vaccines are of course a human good and help prevent suffering, the use of aborted cells is not necessary to create them, and