Students for Life of Illinois

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Students for Life of Illinois is honored to announce our first speaker for this year’s summit.  David Bereit is the National Director of 40 Days for Life, a pro-life campaign that has mobilized more than 215,000 people throughout the United States and several other countries around the world. 40 Days for Life focuses on [...]

From the American Life League:
PENCE AMENDMENT PASSES RULES COMMITTEE; SET FOR FRIDAY VOTE

Washington, DC (24 July 2009) – In a Thursday surprise, an amendment to strip hundreds of millions of dollars from the nation’s largest abortion business is set for a Friday vote on the House floor.
The Pence Amendment to defund Planned Parenthood, the nation’s [...]

“In my view, fetuses that die before they’re ever conscious really are a lot like plants: They’re living things, but there’s nothing about them that would make us think that they count morally in the way that people do.”
You may be asking yourself, who could possibly compare an early human life to a plant?  This [...]

As I finish up week three of the internship, I am very happy to report that we have three amazing speakers lined up for the summit.  The theme for this year’s SFLI Leadership Summit is Leadership, Media, Activism.  All of the speakers are powerhouses in these vital areas of the pro-life movement.  Attendees of the [...]

During a recent conversation with a friend, I challenged him to live every aspect of his life as a witness to Christ.  These words echo in my mind now as this summer internship comes into full swing.  As I become more deeply involved in spreading the Culture of Life, I strive to align my entire [...]

Hi!  My name is Jessica Shaw.  I’m very excited to be working for John-Paul and Students for Life of Illinois this summer.  Originally from North Dakota, I moved to Chicago in the fall of 2007 to study psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology.  Near the end of my freshmen year of college, I started [...]