Category: Debate

In Case You Missed It: Kristan Hawkins’ Appearance on Tim Pool’s Culture War
Mattison Brooks | May 3, 2024
Students for Life of America (SFLA) President Kristan Hawkins recently participated in a spirited, sometimes chilling, debate with Bethesda, Maryland Pastor Ryan Phipps, which was hosted and moderated by podcaster Tim Pool, for his show “Culture War.” During the two-plus-hours conversation, Hawkins made the case for why stronger pro-life protections are needed, how the Constitution can and should protect preborn

Adopted Pro-Lifer Debates Abortion Supporter on the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Pills
Caroline Wharton | March 28, 2023
GUEST POST: The pro-life position is clear: we exist to make abortion unavailable and unthinkable, providing life-sustaining pregnancy and parenting support and resources to families. As part of this mission, Students for Life Action (SFLAction) and Students for Life of America (SFLA) recently organized more than 40 protests nationwide to let CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid know that selling Mifepristone

Blind Rage: A Clinical Psychologist Explains Why the Sight of Baby Models on College Campuses Ignite Outrage
Caroline Wharton | May 19, 2022
Standing as a pro-life advocate on college campuses in 2022 is not for the faint of heart. From event flier defamation, stolen literature on crisis resources, angry groups shouting them down, to school administrations shutting them down–Students for Life of America (SFLA) leaders have experienced it all. While the outrage over pro-life speech has historically enraged abortion radicals across the

CHEAT SHEET: Questions the Pro-Life Generation Want Answered at Tonight’s Presidential Debate
Kristi Hamrick | October 22, 2020
“The Presidential debates and townhalls so far have spent considerable time focused on the policy interests or irritations of the moderators,” said Students for Life/SFLAction’s Kristan Hawkins. “Since they seem to have trouble making a decent list, the Pro-Life Generation wanted to lend a helping hand with some relevant questions.” WASHINGTON D.C. (10-22-2020) – From the middle of a 10-state #Justice4Life, #VoteProLifeFirst tour

So, What Did We Learn from the Vice Presidential Debate?
Brenna Lewis | October 8, 2020
Last night was the first Vice Presidential debate between Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. For anyone who was able to ignore the attention-hungry fly that took up residence on Pence’s head for a few minutes, they actually enjoyed a fairly civil and productive conversation between these very different politicians. There was still moderator bias from Susan Page

Pro-Life and Catholic Voters Need to Watch the Vice-Presidential Debate
Brenna Lewis | October 7, 2020
Pro-Life and Catholic Voters Need to Pay Attention to the Vice-Presidential Debate; Religious Bigotry and Misuse of the Law against Political Opponents must be Addressed “Using the law to punish people you don’t agree with sets a dangerous precedent and should be openly debated on Wednesday,” says SFLAction’s Kristan Hawkins. “The Pro-Life Generation wants to know how a Biden-Harris

About those Supreme Court Nominations… Who’s Right?
Brenna Lewis | October 2, 2020
The first question of the first presidential debate—quite the contentious one—had to do with the hot topic on everyone’s mind: the Supreme Court. Moderator Chris Wallace asked, “Why are you right in the argument you make and your opponent wrong?” Considering Trump’s case is a matter of following a Constitutional duty on judicial nominees, it’s hard to argue with

These Two Doctors Debated about Assisted Suicide
Brenna Lewis | March 16, 2020
Earlier this month, students and community members in Oregon attended a Physician Assisted Suicide debate at Chemeketa Community College. Group members chose to host this debate due to recent attempts by lawmakers to expand practices within the state. This “Life and Death Debate” featured Dr. William Toffler, a physician opposed to all unnatural terminations of life. The opposing Physician, Dr. Peter

Pro-Abortion Bernie Supporter Verbally Attacked Me
Brenna Lewis | February 21, 2020
The Bernie rally that my club was protesting at the University of Nevada Las Vegas was just wrapping up when I locked eyes with a girl about 100 feet away who looked ready to fight. As it turned out, she stomped towards myself and my fellow UNLV Rebels for Life (University of Nevada Las Vegas) group member and shouted those

Is Physician Assisted Suicide a Compassionate Choice?
Mary Briganti | February 17, 2020
When someone hears the word, “pro-life,” abortion is usually the first life issue to come to mind. And while making abortion illegal and unthinkable is a goal of the pro-life movement and the focus of Students for Life of America, there are many life issues that are threatening the lives of vulnerable humans. These issues include embryonic stem cell research, human