Category: ProLife Laws

Sorting Fact from Fiction: An Upcoming Challenge to Roe v. Wade
Brenna Lewis | May 18, 2021
On May 17th, the Supreme Court made the significant decision to pick up the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case out of Mississippi. This case, according to SCOTUS Blog, is “a challenge to the constitutionality of a Mississippi law that (with limited exceptions) bars abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.” Hey hey, ho ho. Roe v. Wade is

Nation’s Highest Health Official Apparently Unaware that Partial-Birth Abortion is Illegal
Brenna Lewis | May 14, 2021
Caution: disturbing descriptions & an abortion illustration exist below. This week, the man President Biden nominated to head the nation’s highest health office displayed either shameful ignorance or deliberate deception regarding abortion law. Xavier Becerra, our new head of Health and Human Services (which oversees the FDA), recently denied the existence of a law banning the partial-birth abortion of

Over 80 Congressmen Declare: Discriminatory Abortion is WRONG
Brenna Lewis | May 14, 2021
Aborting children due to a Down Syndrome (confirmed or suspected) diagnosis is completely legal in the United States. And over 80 members of Congress just told the Supreme Court that they believe this is wrong. In 2019, Arkansas attempted to pass a law banning this lethal act of discrimination and ableism, only to be blocked in court. Stomping the

Victory! Texas Says No More Aborting Babies with Heartbeats
Brenna Lewis | May 14, 2021
This week, a major victory took place in Texas with the Texas Heartbeat Bill approaching the final stages of passage. This bill was authored by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and sponsored by Representative Shelby Slawson (R-Stephenville) and, starting September 1st, 2021, will outlaw abortions after the baby’s heartbeat can be detected. But this Texas bill is special in an

Survivors of Sex Trafficking Beg Illinois to Pass THIS Abortion Law
Brenna Lewis | May 3, 2021
Parental notification for abortions prevents the continued sexual exploitation by abusers who use abortion to cover up their crimes. Regardless of whether you are pro-choice or pro-life, we can find common ground on this issue. We should all agree that we should make it as difficult as possible for sex traffickers and sexual abusers to cover up their crimes

Taking The Pulse of the Pro-Life MovementÂ
Autumn Doersching | April 27, 2021
Blog by Lauren Enriquez, Student for Life’s Deputy Media Strategist. What’s the state of the Pro-Life Generation, and should we continue working to abolish abortion despite a hostile Administration and mediate climate? Students for Life says YES — and here’s why. What challenges are the pro-life community facing? The pro-life movement is contending with the most pro-abortion presidential Administration in US

House Republicans to Launch Discharge Petition for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act
Autumn Doersching | April 9, 2021
Reporting on behalf of our sister organization, Students for Life Action. Blog by Samantha Kamman. During the first vote series on April 14, House Republicans Whip Steve Scalise, Rep. Ann Wager, and Rep. Kat Cammack will launch a discharge petition for The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. “Last Congress, Speaker Pelosi directed her radical caucus to block the Born-Alive Abortion

What a Legend! AZ Senator Attaches Abortion Ban to Totally Unrelated Bill about License Plates
Brenna Lewis | March 31, 2021
A healthy handful of U.S. states are on a roll right now with writing and passing pro-life legislation (some of which pose a formidable challenge to Roe v. Wade – fingers crossed). But the award for the most creative and cheeky pro-life effort has to go to Republican Sen. Sine Kerr of Arizona who this week proposed essentially a Heartbeat

THIS is the Case that Could Reverse Roe v. Wade
Brenna Lewis | March 23, 2021
Right now, the Supreme Court of the United States is deliberating picking up the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, an abortion case out of Mississippi. The Justices have been stalling big time. And that’s because this case is a really big deal. According to SCOTUS Blog, this is Dobbs v. Jackson in a nutshell: Issues: (1) Whether all

Did We Just Agree with an Abortion Activist?
Brenna Lewis | March 12, 2021
Mary Ziegler is a law professor at Florida State University College of Law and serves as the “intellectual thought leader” on abortion law and policy (on the pro-abortion side). In light of Arkansas’s recent near-total abortion ban, Ziegler penned an op ed that ran on CNN this week and contains many themes that will likely be echoed by other abortion