November 1, 2024
A recent Wall Street Journal feature spotlighted Kristan Hawkins, president of Student for Life Action (SFLAction), and what an average and gritty day of advocating for the preborn on the national stage looks like.
The article follows Hawkins and highlights SFLAction’s tireless work fighting extreme abortion ballot initiatives in Arizona, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, and South Dakota. It’s not only about fighting them on the ground through deployments, door knocking, and tabling but also behind closed doors and in the public eye. This includes meeting with other national pro-life leaders and encouraging former President Donald Trump to vote “no” on Florida’s Amendment 4, not to mention raising $160,000 to run our Democrats for Infanticide Campaign ad, which alleges that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz allowed eight babies to die after botched abortions in his state. Read an excerpt from the profile:
“At 39 years old, she (Hawkins) has been leading her organization for nearly two decades, after skipping a grade in high school and giving up a dream of becoming an aeronautical engineer. She is brash and sometimes profane in describing the fight. When three female Republican legislators in South Carolina were contemplating voting against a near-total abortion ban there, Hawkins had students deliver them plastic spines to send the message she wanted them to “grow a spine” on the issue. When the three women ultimately voted against the bill, the group campaigned against them in a primary and successfully defeated them, sending them moving boxes as a final dig. “We’re pretty f—ing tough with these legislators,” she said.
Hawkins learned that she had a last-minute opportunity to secure an advertising spot during the vice presidential debate. She scrambled to raise more than $160,000 in four hours to run an ad accusing Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, of signing legislation as Minnesota governor that allowed babies who survive abortion to be left to die.
But during the debate, Vance repeated the ad’s accusations about babies being allowed to die. For Hawkins, it was a win.”
Overall, The Wall Street Journal article focuses on the grit and determination Hawkins encompasses, which has led not only to the success of SFLAction and Students for Life of America (SFLA) but also to more preborn lives saved through education and legislation.
