Category: leadership

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

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.

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,

The Pro-Life Generation Saved Lives on the Sidewalk on Saturday
Brenna Lewis | August 4, 2020
Saturday was Students for Life of America’s 5th annual National Pro-Life Generation Sidewalk Day. We called the Pro-Life Generation to be on the front lines, reaching out to women and saving lives. And they answered that call. Across the nation, over 100 Students for Life groups were witnesses on the sidewalks in front of abortion facilities, serving as the

Attorney Generals from 18 Different States Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Mississippi’s 15-Week Abortion Ban
SFLA Staff | July 31, 2020
Last December, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against a Mississippi law banning abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. The federal appeals court sided with a lower judge’s ruling from 2018 that categorized the abortion ban as “unconstitutional.” “In an unbroken line dating to Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s abortion cases have established (and affirmed, and
Senator Josh Hawley: Supreme Court Nominees Must Acknowledge Roe Is ‘Wrongly Decided’
SFLA Staff | July 29, 2020
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) made it clear that he would not confirm any Supreme Court justice nominee that has not publicly stated that Roe v. Wade was “wrongly decided.” The 1973 Supreme Court ruling continues to be a controversial decision, as the Court’s nationwide legalization of abortion overlooked the science of fetology and relied on several falsehoods regarding the safety

Justice is Served: Pro-Choice Media Reach Settlement in Nick Sandmann’s Defamation Case
Brenna Lewis | July 24, 2020
For a Catholic high schooler in northern Kentucky who’s had a wild ride for the past year and half, justice has finally been served. Nick Sandmann (and friends) were students at Covington Catholic High School who attended the 2019 March for Life and were doxxed/defamed by liberal media after an encounter with a professional Native American agitator. BOTH pro-choice

Texas Pro-Lifers Fight Back Against Lawsuit Restricting Their Free Speech
SFLA Staff | July 22, 2020
Several lawsuits were filed by pro-lifers in the state of Texas to combat unfair litigation threatening their free speech. Weeks after various parts of the Lone Star State declared themselves Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn, multiple abortions groups dropped a suit in retaliation. The Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, the Texas Equal Access Fund, and the Afiya Center alleged defamation after pro-life pastor Mark Dickson and

Meet the New 2020-2021 Student Spokespersons!
Mary Briganti | July 20, 2020
This June, five incredible students were chosen to represent the Pro-Life Generation as SFLA Student Spokespersons! These students are next-level leaders who will spend the year learning to communicate the pro-life message on a national platform by working one-on-one with pro-life experts in their field of interest. Each brings a unique story and set of skills to the position, and we can’t wait

Young Mom Chooses Life After Getting Support from Students for Life Team Member
Brenna Lewis | July 17, 2020
In an effort to make sure that all women needing support are getting the help they need, Student for Life’s Regional Coordinators have gotten creative and are responding to women seeking help in online platforms. John Jourdan, our Pacific Northwest Regional Coordinator, was reading through a forum and saw a post that struck him. A woman who was on birth control had