May 1, 2026
“This is a win we’ve been waiting for, and we pray it holds,” said Students for Life’s Kristan Hawkins. “We can’t remain the United States of America if abortion loving states allow criminal enterprises to be set up, breaking the laws of their pro-life neighbors. And we can’t allow international deadly pill pushers to empower abusers and ship unlabeled, unregulated drugs in violation of the law. This is an attack on state sovereignty and national sovereignty. Louisiana has every right to protect the lives of all their citizens — born and preborn.”
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WASHINGTON D.C. (05-01-2026) – Pro-Life Americans celebrated news that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily reinstated in-person distribution of Chemical Abortion Pills, cutting off abusers from anonymous, online purchases of drugs used against women without their knowledge or consent and disrupting businesses established to violate the pro-life laws of states like Louisiana, which brought the case. Students for Life of America (SFLA) filed an amicus brief in the case, noting that the dangers Louisiana identified also include potential harms to the environment.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CASE HERE: Louisiana Challenges FDA in First Hearing Against Chemical Abortion Pill Mailing into Pro-Life States
SFLA President Kristan Hawkins noted that while this is good news, “it’s a fragile win, as another court could overturn the decision. We need more. We need the Trump Administration to commit to enforcing the Comstock Act, a law that says things used to end life in the womb by abortion should not be mailed.”
READ MORE HERE: AMICUS BRIEF ALERT: FDA Failed to Protect the Endangered Species from Chemical Abortion Pills, says Students for Life of America
The appeals court panel stated the obvious — allowing Chemical Abortion Pills to be mailed into pro-life states with laws attempting to block that caused legal harm.
“Every abortion facilitated by FDA’s action cancels Louisiana’s ban on medical abortions and undermines its policy that ‘every unborn child is human being from the moment of conception and is, therefore, a legal person,’” the appeals court wrote Friday.
SFLA’s leadership in this space includes legislation, litigation, federal agency outreach, and education.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CURRENT EPA EFFORT HERE: Students for Life of America Calls on the EPA to Add the Forever Chemicals in Mifepristone to EPA Contaminants List
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEED FOR A THOROUGH REVIEW HERE: Students for Life of America Calls on HHS & FDA to “Go Back to the Drawing Board” in their Review of Chemical Abortion Pills
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The Pro-Life Generation is an umbrella organization encompassing the most-cutting edge engagement opportunities for a Vote Pro-Life First Community. PLG includes Students for Life Action, a 501c4, along with its 501c3 sister organization, Students for Life of America. Together, these organizations make up America’s largest pro-life youth organization. The PLG manages 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 1,600 groups on middle school, 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, we reach more than 10 million accounts across social media platforms and average 6 million video views. The organization’s CEO, Kristan Hawkins, hosts a bi-weekly, informative podcast, The Kristan Hawkins Show. 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.
