Category: free speech
Of All Places, Catholic Universities Should Protect Pro-Lifers, Not Punish Them
Caroline Wharton | December 20, 2022
GUEST POST: Last year, my Students for Life of America group at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota called “Culture for Life” prepared an event to put up 2,800 flags to represent the number of abortions performed every day. We put the flags up late in the afternoon, but we were required to take them down by the administration that evening
Is It Problematic to Be Pro-Life in Public? This Restaurant Says So
Caroline Wharton | December 14, 2022
If you have a business but refuse to accommodate customers based upon their personal views and beliefs, you probably shouldn’t run a business. While we have seen cases decided in favor of individuals who have moral conflicts with messages that customers want them to deliver, it is a different matter altogether when a business declines a service that they already
Free Speech Violations for Pro-Lifers Even Happen in the Workplace
Caroline Wharton | December 8, 2022
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably no stranger to Students for Life Action (SFLAction) and Students for Life of America’s (SFLA) blogs where we often share the stories of free speech violations faced by our activists on high school and college campuses – it’s been a reoccurring theme this year. However, an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal recently
Texas is Abortion-Free but Their Public Schools Are Still Censoring Pro-Life Students
Caroline Wharton | December 5, 2022
It’s a hard-won victory that Texas has abolished abortion through all nine months, but the Pro-Life Generation has found that even the state’s pro-life stance hasn’t stopped Texan public schools from censoring their pro-life opinions. Students for Life of America (SFLA) is currently engaged in legal aid to assist the student group from Pioneer Technical Arts Academy (PTAA) in Greenville,
This Is How Free Speech is Violated Through Financial Foul Play
Caroline Wharton | November 30, 2022
When you think about the scope of your First Amendment rights, you may not realize that financial measures can infringe upon your free speech — but what if it cost you to give your own opinion? Unfortunately, this is exactly the constitutional violation that the Students for Life of America (SFLA) group at the University of Cincinnati (called the UC
NEW REPORT: Students for Life Finds More Than 10 Christian Universities Still Have Not Cut Ties with Planned Parenthood
Caroline Wharton | November 14, 2022
Since Students for Life of America’s (SFLA) Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement launched its Christians Schools Project a year ago, its research has analyzed and rated 784 Christian schools. The objective? Urging more Christian universities to cut ties with America’s leading abortion vendor, Planned Parenthood. Through education and communication with SFLA, we’ve reported that 40 Christian colleges and universities broke
WATCH: SFLA Student Discusses Las Vegas Lawsuit; Censorship of Pro-Life Speech
Caroline Wharton | October 7, 2022
Students for Life of America (SFLA) student Felipe Avila recently spoke with the media concerning the current lawsuit SFLA is pursuing against a Las Vegas public high school. Avila was a former student of East Career Technical Academy, and his name is on the lawsuit which alleges multiple free speech violations. To watch him discuss the case and what it
SFLA Wins Bid to Keep Free Speech Lawsuit in Place Against Noblesville High School
Kristi Hamrick | October 4, 2022
“A right to free speech or freedom of assembly only really exists when you can exercise those freedoms,” said Students for Life of America (SFLA) President Kristan Hawkins about the case. “School officials created a virtual smoke screen of a process, hiding a path forward from a young girl who wanted to share a pro-life message.” NOBLESVILLE, IN/INDIANAPOLIS, IN/FREDERICKSBURG, VA (10-03-2022) – Students
Breaking News: It’s Going to Be a Whole Lot Harder to Violate Pro-Life Free Speech Online Now
Caroline Wharton | September 22, 2022
The abortion lobby has gone to great lengths to walk all over pro-life free speech, and on social media platforms particularly, pro-lifers’ First Amendment rights have been made into doormats. As more and more reports of pro-life speech infringements are coming out, a new federal ruling is making many pro-lifers smile. Here’s what you need to know about this recent
Potty Mouths, Pee, & Police Pepper Early Days of Students for Life’s New “Abortion is Not Right” Tour
Kristi Hamrick | September 21, 2022
Demand Letter Sent to George Mason University (GMU), Calling for Fair Treatment of Pro-Life Students bullied by being labeled Nazis & Racist Dr. Martin Luther King’s Niece Joins Coalition Effort to Defend Pro-Life Students at GMU in letter supporting their legal action Nun at a Catholic School reportedly pledges to limit a pro-life group’s activities and access to campus life