Category: Students for Life Action
Great! Washington State Governor Vetoes Legislation To Possibly Expand Assisted Suicide
Brenna Lewis | April 8, 2020
Governor Jay Inslee (D), recently vetoed legislation to study barriers to residents accessing assisted suicide, which is understood as a step towards making assisted suicide even easier to achieve. The News-Tribune reported that Inslee vetoed several spending items in order to save money for the efforts to fight the coronavirus and shore up the state’s budget. They reported, “Bracing for a
Pro-Life Generation Blasts Wyoming Governor For Vetoing Anti-Infanticide Legislation
Brenna Lewis | April 8, 2020
Republican Governor Mark Gordon is under fire for vetoing legislation to end infanticide in the state. The veto was surprising because Gordon has an otherwise good pro-life record. In his veto message, Gordon repeated the talking points of the abortion industry, stating, “Laws already in place protect children from being denied life-saving care simply because they were born as a
New Mexico City Declares: ‘We Are Pro-Life And Reject The Pro-Choice Agenda’
Brenna Lewis | April 3, 2020
The village of Cimarron in New Mexico joins 5 other New Mexico cities in declaring itself pro-life. The resolution also states that they oppose any efforts by the state legislature to rollback protections for women and the preborn. The Family Policy Alliance of New Mexico wrote on its Facebook page, “Recently, the Village of Cimarron Council passed a pro-life resolution affirming the
Utah Governor Signs Roe v. Wade Trigger Law, Expands Newborn Safe Haven
Brenna Lewis | March 31, 2020
Here’s some great news: Governor Gary Herbert (R-Utah) recently signed legislation to make abortion illegal in the state when Roe v. Wade is reversed as well as legislation expanding access to safe haven places for newborn babies. A local news station reporting on the laws wrote, “If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, elective abortions would become illegal in Utah
Students for Life Action Criticizes Abortion Lobby’s Push For More Federal Funding For Abortions
Brenna Lewis | March 25, 2020
WASHINGTON D.C. (03-24-2020) – Students for Life Action President Kristan Hawkins said that holding up an aid package designed to offer aid and save lives at risk from the coronavirus crisis by insisting on taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood “represents the most heartless, inhumane political cruelty I’ve ever seen. Abortion activists need to drop their demands so that aid to Americans
Pro-Life Democrat: ‘No Higher Calling Than To Stand For The Most Vulnerable’
Brenna Lewis | March 20, 2020
Pro-life Democratic Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-IL) recently lost his primary election to a pro-infanticide challenger, Marie Newman. Newman was backed by numerous abortion industry groups, such as NARAL. This was a rematch of 2018, when Lipinski defeated Newman. In a press conference after the primary, Lipinski refused to shy away from his pro-life beliefs. Instead, he proudly proclaimed that he
GOOD NEWS: New Planned Parenthood Facility In Kansas Appears To Be Going Nowhere
Brenna Lewis | March 19, 2020
In the midst of a global health crisis, there’s some good news; a proposed new Planned Parenthood facility in Kansas City, Kansas appears to still be stalled from opening, largely thanks to the efforts of pro-life groups, including Students for Life Action. The proposed new facility was to open in August 2019, but a recent public information request with the
Pressure From Virginia Pro-Lifers Helped Push Back Against Pro-Choice Legislation
Brenna Lewis | March 18, 2020
Pressure from Virginia pro-lifers is being credited for helping amend pro-choice legislation that would have repealed parental notification and allowed physician assistants to commit abortions. Senate Bill 733 is still dangerous legislation since it repeals the state’s ultrasound law and allows nurses to commit abortions, but the changes in the legislation show that pro-lifers can still make a difference when
Mississippi Students Help Push For Pro-Life Law To End Down Syndrome Abortions
Brenna Lewis | March 18, 2020
Every abortion ends an innocent human life, and we continue to work towards making abortion both illegal and unthinkable. Recently, Students for Life along with Mississippi pro-life groups and national groups like Susan B. Anthony List advocated for the Mississippi Human Life Equality Act. A press release from SBA List stated, “Mississippi is a strongly pro-life state, and we are
In Illinois, Pro-Life Students Are On Pace To Contact More Than 10,000 Pro-Life Voters in Defense of an Endangered Species – the Pro-Life Democrat
Brenna Lewis | March 17, 2020
“The Pro-Life Generation stands with those who defend the most vulnerable among us, women and their preborn children,” said Students for Life Action President Kristan Hawkins. “It’s tragic that the proud tradition of bi-partisan support for Life has almost disappeared, but SFL Action has been proud to fight for an endangered species – the Pro-Life Democrat.” WASHINGTON D.C. and CHICAGO, IL