Category: SFLA in the News

Midwifery Student Suspended Because She Believes Babies Should be Born
Jessica Nardi | December 16, 2020
A pro-life student at the University of Nottingham in England won a recent settlement after she was suspended from her midwife program for supporting the dignity of life. In her final year of study, Julia Rynkiewicz’s “fitness to practice” was questioned by the program because she served as president of the school’s Students for Life group. Rynkiewicz had to

American Pollsters Need to Re-Think Their Career Paths
Brenna Lewis | November 4, 2020
If we thought the pollsters (and the media) screwed up big time in the 2016 Presidential election… their failure this time is enough that they may want to rethink their careers. In fairness to them, it’s a tumultuous time in our history. But they were still wrong about their election predictions across the board. Don’t let the media and pollsters

Meet Lauren, a Colorado Mom Working to End Late-Term Abortion
Brenna Lewis | November 2, 2020
Coloradans this election have the opportunity to vote on something BIG – and it’s all thanks to an army of pro-life advocates in the Denver area who made it happen. Currently, it’s legal in Colorado to abort a child up until birth for any reason. This beautiful, mountain state is one of seven states in the U.S. with this

It’s Not Just Presidential Candidates On Your Ballot
Brenna Lewis | October 29, 2020
Voters could not have a clearer chance to Vote Pro-Life First this election when it comes to candidates. The people on your ballot are either for abortion or against it – the gray area is extinct. Residents of Colorado and Louisiana, however, have an extra opportunity to protect life when it comes to state ballot initiatives. Louisiana’s Amendment 1 The amendment

Getting Punched at the Supreme Court is Likely Just the Beginning
Brenna Lewis | October 2, 2020
While countering a pro-abortion rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday, SFLAction team member Autumn Schimmer was punched in the face. Autumn, while peacefully making her support for Judge Amy Coney Barrett heard. The incident took place at a rally organized by Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America. At one point, a pro-choice woman wanted to speak with

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

Vice Thinks We’re Racist for Saying “Black Preborn Lives Matter”
Brenna Lewis | September 18, 2020
This week, Vice took notice of pro-life efforts (Students for Life in particular) to draw attention to the racial implications of abortion given our country’s current climate. The critique is truly delicious. In essence, the thesis is that we are racist for promoting our “Black Preborn Lives Matter” campaign. From the word go, Vice doesn’t like us. That’s definitely

BREAKING: Students for Life & Frederick Douglass Foundation Paint “Black Preborn Lives Matter” on Baltimore Streets
Brenna Lewis | September 5, 2020
In the early hours of the morning, pro-lifers from Students for Life of America, Frederick Douglass Foundation, and other local Baltimore organizations assembled in downtown Baltimore (in the wake of a hurricane and violent riots) to paint an important message on the city streets: Black Preborn Lives Matter. Other organizational partners included: Pro-Black Pro-Life Relationships Matter Human Coalition Action The Restoration Project: Human Coalition

The Crime of Children’s Sidewalk Chalk (But Only if You’re Pro-Life)
Brenna Lewis | August 7, 2020
On August 1st in Washington D.C., a peaceful demonstration by pro-life students resulted in two Students for Life members being arrested. The crime? Children’s sidewalk chalk. There’s a double standard at play. Three weeks ago, Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington D.C. organized a group to paint “Black Lives Matter” along the public streets of D.C., paving the way for this

SFLA Team Members Arrested After Chalking “Black Preborn Lives Matter” Weeks After DC Mayor Opens Streets to Public Expression
Jessica Nardi | August 1, 2020
WASHINGTON D.C. – Students for Life of America has a message for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, after police officers arrested two SFLA team members for chalking outside a D.C. Planned parenthood facility. “We will no longer be silent, we will no longer politely wait for you to acknowledge our rights to free speech and expression. The next place you