Category: free speech

VICTORY: Students for Life of America & Pro-Life Student Stand Up for Free Speech, Forcing Winthrop University to Change Course & Recognize Pro-Life Group
Jordan Butler | April 17, 2025
“Whether we demand the demise of a weaponized FACE Act or prevent schools from silencing students, Students for Life of America operates on the front lines of fighting for pro-life free speech,” said Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins. “We’re proud to have students like Riley Dill who fearlessly stand for Life, setting an example for her generation

SLIPPERY SLOPE: State Department Takes Note of the UK’s Eerie Sentencing of a Grandma Who “Wanted to Help”
Jordan Butler | April 9, 2025
Not too long ago, Vice President JD Vance warned that the United States wouldn’t be far behind the United Kingdom’s (UK) “thought crime” laws targeting pro-lifers – a position we quite agree with, given our team has already had run-ins with ideologically biased (and enforced) laws. Sadly, our pals across the pond just confirmed those fears yet again. In a

“Too Emotional Topic”: Student DENIED Students for Life of America Group at Winthrop University SPEAKS OUT
Riley Dill | March 28, 2025
Article update: Within just a week of receiving the demand letter, Winthrop University corrected course and confirmed the recognition of Winthrop Students for Life as a new student organization. Furthermore, the University redirected the authority for making new student organizations determinations away from the Council of Student Leaders (CSL) and put this important responsibility in the Office of the Vice President

WATCH: Pro-Abort UNC Asheville Student, Unable to Refute Facts, Resorts to Violence and DESTROYS Students for Life of America Partnered Table
Jordan Butler | March 25, 2025
If you can’t destroy them with facts, destroy them with violence. At least, that’s what Students for Life of America (SFLA) imagines “triggered” pro-aborts must think when they’re losing an argument. On campuses in all 50 states across America, SFLA students and staff face violent responses to the loving reality that human beings in the womb matter. As always, SFLA

I Got “Canceled” By My High School for Starting a Students for Life of America Group: Here’s How I’m Fighting Back
Diego Salinas | October 21, 2024
I used to hear stories about people “getting canceled” all the time, but nothing could’ve prepared me for a free speech battle with the people who intended to educate my generation. It all began a year ago when I decided to create a Students for Life of America (SFLA) group at my new public school. I spent months searching for

Students for Life of America Group Claps Back Against University’s $5,000 Fine… And Wins
Jordan Butler | October 18, 2024
After a federal judge barred the University of New Mexico (UNM) from charging security fees for campus free speech events, the Students for Life at UNM are finally relieved of their $5,461.40 fine. On March 8, 2023, the University of New Mexico (UNM) slapped an outrageous fine on the Students for Life at UNM for hosting the Students for Life

Is the Clock Ticking for Pro-Life TikTokers? Students for Life of America Gets Banned, Then Censored 180 Times in 24 HOURS
Lydia Taylor Davis | September 18, 2024
Students for Life of America (SFLA) counters the mainstream media’s abortion narrative hourly, so it’s not surprising that TikTok finally banned us from their app because we exposed the truth about late-term abortion – with 180 individual censorship instances in 24 hours. You read that right. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: TikTok is well known for being full of left-leaning messaging targeting

After Tik Tok Fought for Free Speech in Court, They BANNED Students for Life of America’s Account for Exposing the Realities of Late-Term Abortion
Jordan Butler | September 18, 2024
STUDENTS FOR LIFE OF AMERICA CENSORED 180 TIMES IN 24 HOURS. REQUIRING AN EQUAL NUMBER OF APPEALS “After ABC News moderators hypocritically ‘fact-checked’ former President Donald Trump during the Presidential debate, including the false claim that late-term abortion is nonexistent in America, TikTok has joined in covering it up,” said Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins. “While they allow

Back to School! Visiting the Most Common Free Speech Violations for Pro-Life Groups on Campuses
Jordan Butler | August 29, 2024
On average, about 5% of Students for Life of America (SFLA) groups nationwide report a free speech violation each year. And this year, we’re gearing up for a great semester for the pro-life movement and some anticipated opposition. With more than 1,500 college and high school groups, SFLA works around the clock to address obstacles to student speech, which commonly

Defending Freedom of Speech: Students for Life of America’s Top 2023-24 Free Speech Cases
Olivia Torralba | July 26, 2024
As Students for Life of America (SFLA) continues to grow and exceed expectations on the national playing field, our students face even more adversity as they fight for their First Amendment rights. The post-Roe 2023-24 school year yielded a historic record of free speech issues, with more than 100 student groups reporting First Amendment violations to SFLA. The 2023-2024 school

