SSFL News

Question the Status Quo

2008-11-12T02:58:00.001-08:00

Stanford Students for Life has launched a flyering campaign that provokes students and others on campus to question the status quo of legalized abortion. Below are the content of these flyers and their corresponding sources.

myth: most Democrats favor expanding abortion rights
fact:	61% of registered Democrats think that abortion should be subject to more restrictions than it is now. 45% of registered Democrats think that abortion should be categorically prohibited or permitted only in cases of rape, incest, or to save the mother’s life.
	New York Times/CBS 2004 poll
myth: most women support abortion on demand
fact:	51% of American women think abortion never be permitted, or should be permitted only in cases of rape, incest, and to save the mother’s life. Only 30% think abortion should be generally available.
	Center for the Advancement of Women 2003 survey
myth: it’s an amorphous clump of tissue
fact:	77% of abortions occur when the fetus has a beating heart, a developing brain, fingers, and toes. 43% of abortions occur after the fetus can make a fist. Under Roe v. Wade, abortion is legal at any point in a pregnancy for virtually any reason.
	NIH Medline Encyclopedia and CDC 2000 study
myth: most abortions result from rape, incest, or to save the mother’s life
fact:	1% of abortions occur as a result of rape, incest, or to save the mother’s life. 3% are due to fetal health problems, and 3% are due to maternal health problems (mental or physical).
	Alan Guttmacher Institute statistics
"I am 100 percent pro-life. No compromises, no exceptions."
	Norma McCorvey, aka Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade, now a prolife activist
"Roe v. Wade seems like a durable decision. It is, nevertheless, a very bad decision. ...It is bad because it is bad constitutional law, or rather because it is not constitutional law and gives almost no sense of an obligation to try to be."
	John Ely Hart, former dean of Stanford Law School, pro-choice progressive
"Repeating the big lie often enough convinces the public. The number of women dying from illegal abortions was around 200-250 annually. The figure we constantly fed to the media was 10,000."
	Bernard Nathanson, Co-founder of NARAL and former abortion provider
"When a woman destroys the life of her unborn child, it is a sign that, by education or circumstances, she has been greatly wronged."
	Susan B. Anthony, feminist and opponent of abortion
question the status quo

Walk for Life 2008

2007-12-06T14:55:00.000-08:00

The 4th Annual Walk for Life will take place on Saturday, January 19, 2008. Check out the Walk for Life Official Website to see a video of the 3rd Annual Walk for Life and the amazing speakers who will be there this year!

2007-2008 Stanford Students for Life Officer Team

2007-10-05T14:59:00.000-07:00

President: Kevin Kambo, 2008

Vice President: Shannon Wong, 2011

Financial Officer: Missy Penna, 2009

Secretary: Diane Santos, 2009

Public Relations: George Capps, GSB 2011

Calendar Admin: Tristan Abbey, 2008

Locker Admin: Jonathan Scrafford, 2009

Recruitment Officer: Charlie Capps, 2010
CASTL Rep: Mary Ho, 2009

Webmaster: Diane/Shannon

Want to join Stanford Students for Life? Come to our meetings! We meet at 7PM every Thursday in Education (Cubberly) 130.

Walk for Life 2007

2007-01-15T20:39:00.000-08:00

Join SSFL and others as we take a stand for women and children at the Walk for Life West Coast! We're walking Saturday, January 20, because Women Deserve Better than abortion* and Abortion Hurts Women* and kills children. See walkforlifewc.com for more details on great speakers, other events and time for fellowship.

Support your fellow human, whether within the womb or without!

*See www.feministsforlife.org

YES on Prop. 85

2006-11-02T22:16:00.000-08:00

Remember to vote Tuesday, Nov. 7! Spread the word!

"Any girl in California under the age of 18 can legally obtain a taxpayer-funded abortion — or be coerced into one — without the knowledge of those responsible for her....
Under Proposition 85, a minor seeking an abortion will be provided with two options: paperwork to notify her legal guardians within 48 hours; or a free, confidential petition to the juvenile court for a waiver. If any other person has attempted to coerce her into an abortion, the measure requires that it be reported to a child protection agency. Finally, the doctor will be required to obtain the minor’s consent before performing the abortion.

Proposition 85, then, is nothing more than common sense..."

Read the full article at

http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2006/11/1/opedSupportingProp85JustMakesSense

For more information, visit yeson85.net

First Stanford Students for Life Meeting

2006-09-30T18:01:00.000-07:00

The first meeting for Stanford Students for Life will be held on Thursday, October 5, at 7:00PM in the Education Building (Cubberly). There will be an overview of SSFL's activities, plans for the year, introduction of officers, and ice cream!!

Hope to see you there!
Mary

Welcome Back!

2006-09-23T16:13:00.000-07:00

Welcome Back Freshman and Returning Upperclassmen for the 2006-2007 School Year!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and is ready for a great year! Please make sure to check us out at the Activities Fair on Friday, September 29 from 12PM-4PM. Also, Life Chain will be taking place on Sunday, October 1 in San Jose.

If you would like to recieve email updates and news about SSFL's activities, sign up for our email list here. And you can always contact officers by using the links under Contact Info.

Looking forward to meeting with you all soon,
Mary Ho
SSFL Co-President

Common Ground

2006-04-21T00:26:00.000-07:00

Please register for the 5th annual Celebrate Life Conference on Saturday, April 29th. Please click the above link for more details!

The Feminist Case Against Abortion

2006-01-13T17:00:00.000-08:00

The Feminist Case Against Abortion
A talk by SERRIN FOSTER
President of FEMINISTS FOR LIFE

Monday, January 30
7:30 pm
Bldg. 200, Rm. 02
Refreshments provided.

Serrin Foster, President of Feminists for Life of America (http://www.feministsforlife.org/), will present "The Feminist Case Against Abortion". Foster's lecture will address 200 years of pro-life feminism and explain how the modern women's movement came to support abortion. Founded in 1972, FFL is a national non-sectarian, grassroots organization that continues the efforts of the early American feminists, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, to systematically eliminate the root causes that drive women to abortion by facilitating practical solutions. FFL has emerged as the link between the pro-life and pro-choice organizations, working on legislative efforts such as child support enforcement and the Violence Against Women Act, and opposing the child exclusion provisions in welfare reform.

OPEN to the whole Stanford community and general public - please inform your friends. Serrin Foster welcomes questions at the end of her talk.

YES on Prop. 73

2005-10-23T14:20:00.000-07:00

In these weeks leading up to the Nov. 8th election, the issue of parental notification for underage abortions has dominated much of the discussion. If approved, Proposition 73 will give parents the right to be informed before their daughters are subjected to abortion procedures. While many of Prop. 73's opponents inaccurately claim that a girl from an abusive home will be harmed, the proposition allows the minor to petition a juvenile court for an expedient waiver. Stanford Students for Life has been working to inform the Stanford community about the facts of Prop. 73 by posting flyers around campus and writting articles to the campus newspaper. You can view an article submitted by members of SSFL at http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=18211&repository=0001_article . The Stanford Daily published the following response to the article the following day: http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=18220&repository=0001_article . We ask for your support in getting the truth out about Prop. 73 and if you would like any more information, go to the official website for Prop. 73 at www.YESon73.net.

From ACL (www.aclife.org)

2005-09-13T12:48:00.000-07:00

Dear friend and fellow pro-lifer,
As you may know, Chief Justice William Rehnquist passed away this weekend after a tough fight with thyroid cancer, and Appeals Court Judge John Roberts has been nominated to replace him. Roberts was previously nominated to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, now the President must select a new nominee to replace Justice O’Connor.
With two vacancies on the Court I wanted to share with you some useful facts as the President’s nominees are debated in the classroom and dorm --
Rehnquist was one of two judges to dissent in Roe v. Wade, the decision that took the issue of abortion away from the public and gave it to the courts. He had already written the majority opinion to overturn Roe in Planned Parenthood v. Casey when Justice Anthony Kennedy waffled, creating a pro-Roe majority.
Roe will not be overturned. Even if Rehnquist and O’Connor are both replaced with judges who read the Constitution as it was written (that is, without a national right to an abortion) there will be a 5-4 majority in favor of Roe.
Partial-birth abortion bans, which are currently unconstitutional, could be ruled constitutional if both vacancies are filled with judges who read the Constitution as it was written. Stenberg v. Carhart, which struck down partial-birth abortion bans, was a 5-4 vote with help from O’Connor.
While Roe would not be overturned, it is very important to replace Rehnquist and O’Connor with judges who read the Constitution as it was written.

Consider the cases that the court will definitely or likely hear next month --
Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England will determine the constitutionality of parental involvement laws. Parental involvement laws have been very successful at reducing the number of abortions, and if they are not upheld the right to life movement will lose a powerful pro-life tool.
The Court will almost certainly hear another case about partial birth abortion, lower court rulings are being appealed. Partial birth abortion is a brutal practice upheld by the illogic of five of the Court’s current members, including Justice O’Connor.
The Court may also decide on the legality of protesting at abortion clinics.
If we act now, the next two nominees to the Supreme Court could be the start of a new, pro-life court.
To help secure the confirmation of nominees who read the Constitution as it was written, write and call your Senators and the White House.
The time for action is now. For the sake of all victims of abortion, I hope you act today.
Yours, in Life,
Stephen Braunlich
President, American Collegians for Life
PS: Want to find out more about the pro-life movement and the courts? Come to the 19th Annual ACL Conference on January 21st and hear from Cathy Ruse, senior legal fellow at the Family Research Council. Register now at the special early bird rate of $35.
Other confirmed speakers include Frederica Mathewes-Green, Austin Ruse, Bryan Kemper, and Nigel Cameron.

Celebrate Life Conference

2005-03-18T19:47:00.000-08:00

Please click on the link Celebrate Life Conference to learn about our most recent event held on April 23, 2005. If you have comments, please post one here to provide us with feedback - share your experiences!

Stay tuned for details on pictures, powerpoint presentations, video coverage, etc.

Thank you for coming, and thanks to all the wonderful volunteers - California Students for Life, composed of Berkeley Students for Life, Santa Clara, UC San Francisco, UC Hastings, and San Francisco State representatives all organized an awesome schedule and put together a wonderful day with the backbone support of the Stanford Students for Life! Great job, you guys!

Welcome!

2004-12-20T22:46:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the redesigned Stanford Students for Life (SSFL) webpage. This site is now much easier to manage behind the scenes, and hopefully looks a bit nicer, too.