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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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Room at the Inn Serves Student Mothers

by Kristan Hawkins | June 27, 2012
On Monday, July 16th the opening of an unprecedented resource for women will bring hope to many. Room at the Inn will be in operation as the first of its kind. This new residential facility at Belmont Abbey in Belmont, North Carolina will serve pregnant college women in order to allow them to give life to their babies while continuing
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