August 20, 2025
“The SFLAction-inspired ‘Women & Child Protection Act’ passed through the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee, and we pray that the third time’s the charm on the Senate floor,” said Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins.
“We applaud the swift action to end Chemical Abortion Pill Trafficking in Texas, and we urge the passage of Senate Bill 7, ‘Lucky Number 7’ to deliver a crucial win to Preborn Texans!”
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AUSTIN, TX (08-20-2025) – Students for Life Action (SFLAction) President Kristan Hawkins urged the Texas Senate to pass the newly reintroduced version of the Women & Child Protection Act that will address Chemical Abortion Pill trafficking in the Lone Star State by allowing people harmed by the deadly drugs to go after the pill pushers.
“Now that the Democrats have crawled back to Austin to do their jobs, the Republicans have a shot at cracking down on Chemical Abortion Pill traffickers directly,” said Hawkins. “Defending women and the preborn in Texas starts with getting this bill over the finish line.”
This bill allows anyone who manufactures or provides access to the pill to be sued for up to $100,000 in damages. Senate Bill 7 also empowers the Texas Attorney General to file lawsuits on behalf of the preborn. This is good news to SFLAction and Texas Right to Life (TRTL), which has demanded that the Women and Child Protection Act is a top priority in the Texas special session.
READ MORE: Coalition Letter: Don’t Mess with Texas, Governor Abbott
In regular session, SFLAction fought for passage of the bill, activating our more than 100 Texas student groups on behalf of this innovative effort. Students, staffers, and volunteers demanded that these new, innovative protections be added to the law, despite several setbacks during the fight.
READ MORE: Moms & Babies Deserved Better in Texas. We’re Not Giving Up.
Duke Denman, a Students for Life of America (SFLA) Student Captain at Founders Classical Academy of Leander took on the Texas legislature to lobby for SFLAction-inspired Women and Child Protection Act on both July 21st and August 11th.
“The Women and Child Protection Act will impose civil liabilities on those distributing these dangerous drugs, while explicitly exempting the woman from any penalties,” said Denman. “By focusing on the traffickers who exploit those in vulnerable situations, this bill could have spared Catherine Herring, a Texas woman whose husband slipped chemical abortion drugs into her drink without her knowledge just last year […]—let’s not forget: every single abortion pill takes a human life.”
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE THREAT OF THE PILLS, READ: New Study Finds Chemical Abortion More Dangerous than FDA Admits
TO LEARN MORE ON HOW EASY CHEMICAL ABORTION PILLS ARE TO PURCHASE, READ: The Federalist: Jordan Butler — It Took Me Only 30 Seconds To Order Deadly Abortion Pills In A State Where They’re Illegal
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The Pro-Life Generation (PLG) is an umbrella organization encompassing the most-cutting edge engagement opportunities for a Vote Pro-Life First Community. PLG includes Students for Life Action (SFLAction), a 501c4, along with its 501c3 sister organization, Students for Life of America (SFLA), that together make up the nation’s largest, pro-life youth organization, managing a grassroots political and policy operation engaging Americans of all ages but with a special emphasis on the largest segment of voters — the Youth Vote. Headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, PLG/SFLA/SFLAction serves more than 1,500 groups on middle, high school, college, medical, and law school campuses in all 50 states. Our team has more conversations with this generation targeted by the abortion lobby than any other pro-life operation in the world, each week reaching more than 4 million across social media platforms and averaging 1.3 million video views. In addition to SFLA/SFLAction, PLG leads multiple initiatives to lead and serve the future of the pro-life movement including the Campaign for Abortion Free Cities, Standing With You, and the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life.