April 22, 2026
“Sen. Josh Hawley fights the good fight with his amendment filed today to keep healthcare dollars out of the hands of the abortion lobby,” said Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins. “If your healthcare kills people and sterilizes minors on purpose, you’re doing it wrong.”
WASHINGTON D.C. (04-22-2026) – Students for Life Action (SFLAction) President Kristan Hawkins called news that Sen. Josh Hawley has filed an amendment to cut funds from Big Abortion and Planned Parenthood “the right move for assuring pro-life voters that they have been heard.” SFLAction will score any vote related to the amendment, holding the GOP accountable to finish what they started when the Big, Beautiful Bill was signed by President Trump last year, on July 4.
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As a result of the one-year redirection of Medicaid dollars from abortion vendors to real healthcare providers, Planned Parenthood and Big Abortion will be eligible again to take money away from full service, medical providers, to offer limited options at locations that also push abortion and potentially harmful, sterilizing, wrong-sex treatments.
“Those in the GOP complaining that this comes at the mid-terms might need a reminder that we advised defunding for 10 years, which was what the U.S. House plan called for, but at a time in which dedicated voters are needed, shoring up the base means fighting for Life and keep healthcare spending in the hands of those who want all their patients to live,” said Hawkins.
SFLAction sent a score letter to the Hill indicating that we will score whether or not Planned Parenthood and Big Abortion continue to be cut from Medicaid Spending.
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From the score letter: “The Pro-Life Generation asks for a commitment to defunding Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry in any reconciliation measure, in base text language, for no less than 10 years, and as a non-negotiable goal. At the same time, Congress can also call on the Trump Administration to debar Planned Parenthood, reviewing their horrific track record at the agency level, leading to determining that they are unqualified to participate in federal programs. Already, two U.S. Senators have asked for that action from the Small Business Administration, and many organizations have joined Students for Life in calling for a debarment investigation.”
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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 1,400 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 Advancement . Over more than 17 years, PLG CEO Kristan Hawkins has grown the operation into a nearly $20M organization, now preparing for an abortion-free America.
