Merrick Whitson, our 2026 National Leaders Collective’s leader of the month for September, is a Students for Life of America Christian Leadership Fellow attending college in Seattle, Washington. Learn more about Whitson’s leadership and activism below. Driven by Faith and Community My primary reason for getting involved in the pro-life movement is my Christian faith and a desire to live

The FDA’s willingness to see Human Beings Die — Preborn Babies & their Mothers — Seems Extended to Protected Endangered Species “The FDA has ignored environmental law, failing to do the water testing needed to show that dumping tons of mifepristone-poisoned waste into our water isn’t risking the lives and fertility of endangered species, and there are more than 1,500

Abortion-related ballot measures are set to appear before voters in Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia this November. Students for Life of America (SFLA) and Students for Life Action (SFLAction) have identified all four states as part of Students for Life’s 2026 “Abortion on the Ballot” campaign, opposing measures in Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia while supporting Missouri’s Amendment 3. Here is

For nearly two years, Students for Life of America (SFLA) and Students for Life Action (SFLAction) have pursued one overriding federal objective: ending taxpayer support for Planned Parenthood. Now, our argument to the Trump Administration is that much of the groundwork for a federal debarment review has already been done.  SFLAction was calling for Planned Parenthood to be both defunded

My name is Jesse Castrinos, and I graduated from Patrick Henry College with a B.A. in American Politics and Policy in May 2026. My Students for Life journey began in the summer of 2023 when I attended the Celebrate Life Rally in Washington, D.C. Seeing so many people united in defense of preborn children inspired me to become more involved.

“The abortion industry has spent years distorting life itself into a debate about female empowerment,” said Students for Life’s Lydia Taylor Davis. “It’s never been empowering for women to end the lives of their preborn children, half of which are girls themselves.”  Fall campus tour visits eight universities from Tennessee to California, arguing the “abortion equals empowerment” narrative is a

On some campuses, it doesn’t take long for a conversation to be destroyed by mob rule. And it can take a lot of courage to say that babies are people too.  A recent visit by Students for Life of America (SFLA) staff to Denver, Colorado, with a student group from the University of Colorado Denver proved this point.  SFLA field team

Students for Life of America (SFLA) took the abortion debate directly to churches in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, Sept. 13, as Pro-Life Generation activists launched a church flyering effort challenging Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico’s controversial attempts to reconcile abortion with Christianity. Talarico has stated that the Bible is “silent on abortion.”  The Austin effort is part of a

“Attacks against children — preborn and born — take place in our schools and universities more than anywhere else, which is why Students for Life begins our activism and training with the generation targeted to remain childless,” said Students for Life’s Reagan Barklage. “For the second year, Students for Life distributed shirts to students across the country, declaring ‘LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION’ and ‘SEX

“News that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has listened to the voices of thousands of Americans worried about the levels of fertility-crushing pharmaceuticals in the water is a victory for common sense. You don’t have to be pro-life to want crystal-clear drinking water,” said Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins. “For almost a year now, Students for Life spearheaded a grassroots campaign calling for water testing, as