Category: discrimination
North Dakota Judges Forced to Allow Down Syndrome Abortions Even Though They’re “Eugenic”
Brenna Lewis | January 20, 2021
Something unusual happened recently in a courthouse in Fargo, North Dakota. Two federal appeals judges, Ralph Erickson and Bobby Shepherd, were reviewing an Arkansas bill that would make it illegal to target babies with Down Syndrome for abortion. They wanted the bill to be allowed. But a 1992 judicial precedent forced them to deem it unconstitutional. So what did
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
Discrimination Towards a Students for Life Group… At a Catholic University!
Brenna Lewis | November 6, 2020
The University of Dayton is a Catholic school in the Marian tradition (the Society of Mary) located in Dayton, Ohio. As such, one would think the campus Students for Life group would be safe from the same sorts of discrimination and harassment students face at public schools. Sadly… no. The first week of November, the group, Flyers for Life,
California Student Faces Harassment for Starting Students for Life Group
Brenna Lewis | November 6, 2020
Instances of online harassment towards Students for Life groups have absolutely skyrocketed recently. It’s not like it wasn’t happening in years past; but our team at Students for Life is now receiving reports of internet hostility almost daily. Today’s comes from a public high school in California where Faith Rodriguez leads a brand-new Students for Life group. Immediately after starting the
What’s an Intolerant Pro-Choice Student’s Weapon of Choice? Cups of Water.
Brenna Lewis | October 29, 2020
Life-affirming sidewalk chalking is a popular and powerful method to communicate the pro-life message. Yet it is sadly it’s become common for such messages to be wiped away by abortion supporters, even if it means silencing those whom they disagree with. These vandals used to be cowards in the night, erasing messages then disappearing. Nowadays, that isn’t always the case.
Victory! Students for Life Group Formally Labeled as “Hate Group” is Now Recognized
Kristi Hamrick | October 26, 2020
University President Overrides Student Government label of “Hate Group” for Students for Life Club; Says Group “fully recognized student organization” University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook says that denying the Pro-Life SFLA club registration on campus would have denied “them their right to free speech and assembly guaranteed to them by the First Amendment.” CEDAR FALLS, IA (10-26-20) – Students for Life
“Yeetus that Feetus?” Pro-Choice Trolls Need Some Better Material
Brenna Lewis | October 21, 2020
Cyber bullying (for lack of a better term) is the new frontier for pro-abortion aggression. Though Students for Life staff and students have many productive conversations about abortion every year, it’s certainly not always the case. Many abortion supporters on college campuses are unwilling to have a real discussion about it and prefer to troll, often with very dark
This Public College REFUSES to Let a Students for Life Group Start
Brenna Lewis | October 15, 2020
Last week, the NISG (Northern Iowa Student Government) rejected the UNI Students for Life Group’s request for approval. The NISG decided that despite school rules against viewpoint discrimination, they would not allow the group because they disagreed with their pro-life position. The pro-life student leader, Sophia Schuster, fought the NISGs decision by appealing to the school’s Supreme Court.
WHAT? Students for Life Group in Iowa Labeled a “Hate Group”
Brenna Lewis | October 9, 2020
In an act of abysmal discrimination, the NISG (Northern Iowa Student Government) decided to deny the creation of a new Students for Life group. Why? A whole host of biased, untrue reasons. In a virtual vote, pro-choice student senators could not get past their own views in favor of abortion, calling the proposal for a pro-life group “hate speech.”
Pro-life Students and Teachers Harassed in Three Separate Events
Jessica Nardi | October 7, 2020
Across the country, pro-life student activists are organizing for Respect Life month, and these shows of peaceful solidarity have been met with intense backlash. In the past week, students were harassed in-person and online to such a degree that US Senator Marco Rubio came to their defense on Twitter. Pro-Abortion Protestors Crash Peaceful Pro-Life Events On October 4,