Committee report highlights censoring of pro-life students in British universities

It makes some welcome conclusions By SPUC—the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children A new report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights on free speech in universities has highlighted the censorship faced by pro-life student groups on campus. The Committee started an inquiry into the issue following a number of high-profile reports of …

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Censored pro-life students hit the headlines

Pro-life students at the University of Strathclyde have been making the media after their Students Union banned them from forming an official society Editor’s note. The University of Strathclyde is in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. This post comes from our friends at SPUC–The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. Strathclyde Life Action …

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The Culture of Life – Keynote Speech for the Alliance of Pro-Life Students’ Celebration & Fundraiser 2016

Editor’s note. This is a very long post, but I highly recommend that you take the time to read Dr. Peter Saunders’ keynote address at the  Alliance of Pro-Life Students’ Celebration & Fundraiser 2016 held in London October 20, 2016. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based …

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Las Vegas school forced to pay $30,000 in legal fees after discriminating against Pro-Life student

By Texas Right to Life Last year, Angelique Clark approached the administrators at her public school, West Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas, with an application to begin a Pro-Life group on her campus. Clark represented twenty-five Pro-Life students who had already signed up to participate in the club when she brought the application …

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Camp Joshua trains and equips pro-life youth

Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life’s first camp for students held this summer By Paul Stark A group of high school students from across the state gathered in August for three days of pro-life education and training. Camp Joshua, MCCL’s first pro-life youth camp, took place Aug. 9-11 at Chi Rho Camp and Conference Center in …

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Pro-life students in Fargo win their battle for recognized pro-life clubs

By Susan Michelle In Fargo, many more students will now have the opportunity to learn about the value and dignity of the preborn because two teenagers fought for their right to stand for life. After a long battle with the Fargo school district, students at two of the districts high schools have prevailed. The Thomas …

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High School Students Win Legal Battle to Establish Pro-Life Clubs

Editor’s note. This appeared at blog.secularprolife.org and is reprinted with permission. We’ve written previously about Brigid and Katie, students at two high schools in Fargo, ND. Each wanted to start a pro-life student organization. Each faced opposition from school officials who claimed that pro-life clubs would be too controversial—a blatantly unconstitutional justification, and one which had …

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To Pro-Life students at York University: an open letter from Texas students

  By Texas Right to Life Earlier this year, Pro-Life students at the University of York in England faced intense discrimination when their campus group, Life Matters, was ratified by the university. Opponents called their viewpoint “disgusting,” accusing the students of organizing to intimidate women. But the group’s statement of purpose is vastly different from …

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Encouraging Words from Pro-Life Students in Pennsylvania

By Micaiah Bilger, Education Director, Pennsylvania ProLife Federation The results of our annual student contests never fail to impress me. Every spring, hundreds of students from across the Commonwealth send us pro-life essays for our annual pro-life essay contest. Our judges are almost ready to announce the 2015 winners, so check back soon. But in the …

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Student pro-life club in Virginia wins another battle over recognition

By Dave Andrusko When last we heard about the pro-life club at Courtland High School in Spotsylvania, Virginia, the principal had begun doing the right thing by reversing an earlier decision, however grudgingly. Last October Principal Larry Marks first declined to approve the “Students for Life” club which submitted its application in September. “Marks turned …

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National Right to Life Academy is currently accepting applications for its 2015 program, golden opportunity for young pro-lifers

  By Andrew Bair Far too often, young people in the pro-life movement are referred to as “future pro-life leaders.” While that statement is undeniably true, it omits the current impact young people are having across the country. Young people are not just the future, we are the present! Young people are stepping up to …

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More about why the abortion debate cancelled at Oxford

  By Dave Andrusko On Wednesday NRL News Today filed a post about the cancellation of a debate at Oxford University. The debate topic [the “motion”] was to be, “This House Believes Britain’s Abortion Culture Hurts Us All.” There would be pro and con speakers. But, as increasingly is the case, the debate was cancelled …

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