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Rachel’s Story: Surprise Twins

by Kristan Hawkins | July 28, 2013
When you’re a college student, there are certain expectations of you—expectations that you have of yourself and expectations from those around you. You are intelligent, and your family and friends know it. You are driven and goal-oriented; you are going places in life. You probably know several individuals from school that chose to go straight to work after high school
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Stay Involved! Simple Suggestions for Summer Outreach

by Kristan Hawkins | June 12, 2013
Summer is here!  Now that you have overcome the ever dreaded burden of finals, you are probably enjoying a much needed break from academic stress. Maybe you are working on your tan, or maybe you are just plain working. Certainly, take some time to relax, and enjoy the summer days. However, this is not a vacation from your outreach! While
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High school bans student photo: Is this discrimination?

by Kristan Hawkins | May 29, 2013
40% of teen moms do not complete their high school education, and by age 30, less than 2% of these mothers will achieve a college degree. Graduating high school is an incredible accomplishment for young teen moms. It represents sacrifice, commitment, and courage in the face of criticism and daunting statistics. While many will acknowledge the difficulty of this achievement,  there
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Rosalie’s Story: Embraced, Encouraged, & Loved

by Kristan Hawkins | March 8, 2013
Whether you are a freshman or a senior, becoming pregnant during your college years is especially challenging. You wonder if you can do it- if you can be both a student and a parent. You worry about what your peers will think and how your professors will react. You fear how the school administration will treat you when they find
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Chaunie’s Story: My baby is not my punishment

by Kristan Hawkins | February 18, 2013
At age twenty-one, two tiny blue lines changed Chaunie’s life. While fear of failure initially challenged this young mom, learn how she came to peace with her pregnancy and embraced the selfless love of her baby girl. You can read more about Chaunie’s story in Students for Life’s new book Courageous: Students Abolishing Abortion in this Lifetime. This post is
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Pregnant Teens and Boarding Schools

by Kristan Hawkins | February 12, 2013
Each year, as many as 750,000 teenagers become pregnant. So how does a parent respond when they find out that their young girl is soon to be a mother? Should she drop out of school? Should she continue her education? As you are considering your options, you may wish to consider boarding school as one possible solution to this situation.
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Ashlee’s Story: You Are Not Alone

by Kristan Hawkins | February 12, 2013
In her junior year of college, Ashlee Bush found out that she was pregnant with Anna Mae.  At 21-years-old, Ashlee was already making plans for her future, and being pregnant was the last thing that she expected. Maybe you are going through a similar situation- or you know a friend who is. Either way, remember that you are not alone.
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Report: Schools lack programs for pregnant students

by Kristan Hawkins | September 7, 2012
Students for Life of America saw the need and we reacted by starting the Pregnant On Campus Initiative. The mission of the initiative is to help student provide their peers with resources and support they need to stay in school while pregnant or parenting. The National Woman’s Law Center released a study that looked at what states provide for parenting
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Poll: 3 in 5 College Students Don’t Know Where to Turn in Unplanned Pregnancy

by Kristan Hawkins | August 3, 2012
In a recent poll commissioned by SFLA, we found that fewer than two in five college aged adults knew where they could turn to for support should they or someone close to them decide against an abortion.  Even among women, who would presumably pay more attention to this sort of information, less than half know where to turn for support.  
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Baby Changing Stations Play an Important Role on College Campus

by Kristan Hawkins | July 19, 2012
A Guest Post by BabyChangingStation.com.   An important economic and cultural shift began in the United States in the late 1970s, which is that the dual-income model started replacing the traditional single-income model. In the old single-income era, the man in the household was the breadwinner who provided for the family financially while the woman was the homemaker who reared the
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