November 7, 2023
“In Ohio, and really everywhere in the country, abortion profiteers first sell women short, and then they sell them an abortion. Those making billions by selling abortion used fear to undercut women and to convince them that they are not enough. Our work remains the same: Create a safety net for women and their children, born and preborn, and Build a framework for legal protections for women and preborn children,” said Students for Life Action’s Kristan Hawkins.
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WASHINGTON D.C. (11-07-2023) – Students for Life Action President Kristan Hawkins made the following statement following a projected loss in Ohio on the abortion ballot initiative: “The Pro-Life Movement is in a marathon, not a sprint. Making a case for LIFE on the human rights issue of our day – abortion – will not be finished in a single election cycle.
“The day after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, we didn’t have a Black president, and the day after women got the right to vote, they were not fully recognized and protected in American society. One year after Roe, pro-life Americans still have our work cut out for us, but like other great social issue movements we will continue to stand and fight for those who cannot defend themselves.
“In Ohio, and really everywhere in the country, abortion profiteers first sell women short, and then they sell them an abortion. Those making billions by selling abortion used fear to undercut women and to convince them that they are not enough. Our work remains the same: Create a safety net for women and their children, born and preborn, and Build a framework for legal protections for women and preborn children.
“We are so proud of the Pro-Life Generation who has been changing minds, registering voters, and getting out the vote for months in Ohio. Each day they’ve battled against the corporate abortion lobby, their misinformation campaign, and their overflowing piggy banks, thanks to Hollywood and leftist billionaires.
“Ballot initiatives are tricky and clearly, we have work to do in educating voters on the human rights issue of our day – abortion — but the same pro-life movement that worked almost 50 years to undo the wrongs of Roe v. Wade will not be discouraged. Win or lose, our work continues.”
To read more on SFLAction’s engagement in this cycle, click here.
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Students for Life Action (SFLAction), a 501c4, along with its 501c3 sister organization, Students for Life of America (SFLA), make up the nation’s largest, pro-life youth organization, managing a political and policy operation engaging Americans of all ages but with a special emphasis on the largest segment of voters — the Youth Vote. Together they provide political, legal, educational, and community support for women and children, born and preborn. Headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, SFLA serves more than 1,400 groups on middle, high school, college, medical, and law school campuses in all 50 states. SFLA and SFLAction have 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. SFLA has also launched 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, President Kristan Hawkins has grown SFLAction/SFLA and the Pro-Life Generation into a nearly $20M organization, now preparing for an abortion-free America.
