August 7, 2024
“Students for Life Action has fought to change Kansas from an abortion tourism hotspot into a state where LIFE is protected in law, from conception to natural death. Last night, we took a big step forward with primary wins for two pro-life champions,” said SFLAction Vice President of Political Affairs Chanel Jacobs. “The Pro-Life Generation looks forward to working with these new pro-life leaders after their general election wins in November.”
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TOPEKA, KS (08-06-2024) – Students for Life Action (SFLAction) celebrated the election of two pro-life candidates and incumbents after the results last nights senate and house primary races in Kansas were announced. SFLAction Vice President of Political Affairs Chanel Jacobs said, “Committing intentional abortion has no place in our society, and every life from conception onward deserves protection and respect. That’s what last night’s victory was about – strengthening the bench of pro-life champions we can work with in the state capitol to get life-saving legislation signed into law. We are fighting for bills like the Students for Life Action-sponsored Abortion Prevention Act (SB286), ensuring that abortion is unthinkable and impossible in Kansas.”
SFLAction has long been engaged in Kansas, in door knocking and other educational efforts. In 2023, a student volunteer was assaulted during door knocking. And yet, volunteers continue to work in the state.
In this cycle, SFLAction sent 24,248 texts and made 34,010 calls in targeted districts to educate voters about the records of candidates. Wins in those districts include:
Senate District 34: Rep. Michael Murphy
- A candidate for an open seat for State Senate, Rep. Murphy sponsored legislation for SFLAction. He was personally endorsed by SFLAction President Kristan Hawkins.
House District 77: Rep. Kristey Williams
- Seeking re-election, Rep. Williams has consistently voted pro-life and returned the SFLAction survey as 100% pro-life.
In 2023 and 2024, leading up to the primary, SFLAction has supported several pieces of pro-life legislation in Kansas and held numerous Lobby Days and education outreach efforts to reach Kansas voters, including:
- Pushing for years to get Senate Bill 286, SFLAction’s Life At Conception Actand its House companion bill HB 2492 passed and signed into law, which would end abortion and prevent chemical abortions in Kansas. In support of this effort, in 2023, SFLAction staff and students knocked on more than 400 doors and also led a Lobby Day at the Kansas Capitol, meeting with legislators to encourage them to support the bill.
READ: Legislation Alert: SB 286 and HB 2492, To COMPLETELY Restrict Abortion in the State of Kansas
READ: Life is on the Move in Kansas: SFLAction’s New Pro-Life Legislation and Lobby Day Recap
- Pushing back against Gov. Kelly, a pro-abortion Democratwho vetoed pro-life legislation previously, when she vetoed House Bill 2436, which “would create the felony crime of engaging in physical, financial or documentary coercion to compel a girl or woman to end a pregnancy despite an expressed desire to carry the [baby] to term.”
READ: America Last: Kansas’ Governor Slashes Funding for Babies and Borders
- Leading up to the primary election, SFLAction President Kristan Hawkins also endorsed pro-life champion Rep. Michael Murphy
Across the country, SFLAction is engaging in multiple “Decline to Sign” and “Just Vote No” campaigns, empowering students and volunteers with resources and materials to push back against the intentionally confusing signature and ballot campaigns, which are favored tool of pro-abortion groups for their Get-Out-The-Vote effort on behalf of a desperate Kamala Harris campaign.
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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.
