Explicitly Pro-Life

While the Explicitly Pro-Life Podcast is on a quick hiatus, we are pulling from the archives of some of Kristan Hawkins' greatest moments. This week, we chose her 2024 National Pro-Life Summit speech, which is full of inspiration, passion, and the spirit that drives that pro-life movement. Listen in!

Did you know Students for Life is more than just students? While our name might be deceiving, we have various different projects and initiatives for pro-life advocates of all ages. Which is why we recently decided to announce our umbrella brand, "The Pro-Life Generation," lead by CEO, Kristan Hawkins. The umbrella brand encompasses Students for Life, Students for Life Action, Standing With You, Abortion Free Cities, and Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement, which each have their own mission and vision to contribute to our overall mission to abolish aboriton. For more info & to get involved visit: ProLifeGen.org

Will Witt, former PragerU Host, National Bestselling Author, and Founder of The Florida Standard News, joins this week's episode of Explicitly Pro-Life! Will discusses what shaped his beliefs, and how he became conservative, pro-life, and Christian. Tune in to hear his thoughts on the 2024 election, and how to win more young people over on the issue of Life on college campuses. Let us know your thoughts & questions in the comments! Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

Meet baby Hudson! His mother, Morgan, chose LIFE after discovering pro-life videos by Students For Life's President, Kristan Hawkins. In this week's episode of Explicitly Pro-Life, Morgan courageously tells her story: Why she chose Life and gave up a full-ride scholarship, and how having her baby Hudson became a blessing. Like, Subscribe, and SHARE this podcast so we can encourage other women to choose LIFE, just as Morgan did. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

As 2023 comes to a close, Kristan Hawkins sits down with Kristi Hamrick, Students for Life's Vice President of Media & Policy, to go through some of the top stories in the pro-life movement this year, starting from the March for Life in January, to learning that 32,000 babies have been saved after the overturning of Roe v. Wade! Listen in as they wrap up 2023, and we'll see you in 2024! Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

Most people do not realize that sometimes abortion procedures fail, are stopped, or reversed (abortion pill), and survivors EXIST. In fact, it was found that there were 1,734 abortion survivors in the U.S. alone in 2020 (and probably more). On today’s episode, we are joined by Melissa Ohden, the founder of The Abortion Survivors Network, who has spent her entire life fighting for the unborn and those who were “accidentally born alive” from a failed abortion. As an abortion survivor herself, we’ll dive into how that has shaped her life, her family, and her purpose on earth. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

Malta, an island country in the Mediterranean near Italy, remains one of the LAST countries in Europe that still protects preborn life. It is ILLEGAL to kill a child in the womb, AND they’ve had NO maternal mortalities for the past dozen years, which is the lowest maternal mortality ratio in the world despite its protective pro-life laws. Dr. Miriam Sciberras, the CEO of Life Network Malta, joins Kristan Hawkins on "Explicitly Pro-Life" to discuss her journey on the fore-front of the fight to keep abortion out of the island nation. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

When faced with an unexpected pregnancy, the pro-life movement encourages women and families to seek life-affirming resources that don’t include abortion. Some life-affirming resources for parents that are unable to raise their child include Safe Havens, foster care, and adoption. While reforms are needed to better the foster care and adoption systems, these programs are still helping families who want to have children become parents and – most importantly – giving the chance for preborn babies to experience life. On today's episode, Kristan Hawkins sits down with Dr. Jacqueline Brown who is a clinical psychologist turned Christian fiction writer. As a psychologist, she specialized in working with women and girls who experienced trauma and entanglement with the criminal and juvenile justice systems. She is a wife and mother of three beautiful children. She is blessed to have been gifted her children through adoption and loves speaking about the beauty of adoption. They discuss the most pressing questions about the foster care system, adoption, and how to improve both those pathways for children. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os

Recently, voters in Ohio approved a ballot referendum, Issue 1, which will enshrine the “right to abortion” through all nine months for any reason in their state constitution. Ohio is now another state that has fallen victim to well-funded misinformation campaigns. Passing with a 57% majority, this result should signal two things for the Pro-Life Movement: 1) The Pro-Life movement’s battle following the reversal of Roe will be a marathon, not a sprint; 2) We still missed the mark in communicating to voters the extremism of the pro-abortion proposal. On this week's episode, Kristan Hawkins talks with three Students for Life of America and Students for Life Action Employees: Michele Hendrickson, our Strategic Initiatives Director, Jordan Moorman, our political field coordinator, and Jamie Curry, our Ohio Regional Coordinator. They discuss our own exit poll to discover what messaging most compelled a youth voter’s “yes” or “no” vote on Ohio’s Issue 1, our own exit poll to discover what messaging most compelled a youth voter’s “yes” or “no” vote on Ohio’s Issue 1, what that will mean for other states, and how we can move forward. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

On this AUDIO-ONLY episode of Explicitly Pro-Life, Kristan Hawkins joins the Federalist Radio Hour with Emily Jashinsky (Federalist Culture Editor) to analyze Ohioans' decision to enshrine unlimited abortion in a state's constitution and discuss how Republicans should support the pro-life movement as it works to fortify states against the radical abortion activists' scheming. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

One of the most sobering sentiments in politics in recent years is something Vice President Mike Pence pointed out during his tenure – that the number of families choosing abortion is roughly the same as the number of families hoping to adopt. It’s a tragedy that adoption still has a stigma and that the process is often very complicated and very expensive. On this week's episode of Explicitly Pro-Life, Kristan Hawkins is joined by Heather Mellott, Founder and president of Adoption Finder, a nonprofit organization that aims to bridge the gap between adopting families and unplanned pregnancy. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

What is it like being pro-life in the United Kingdom? It might not be what you think. Free speech is a HUGE issue in the UK, and because of that, abortion is more of a social issue than a political issue. Not only are they having to fight for the lives of unborn babies, but also the RIGHT to FIGHT for them, without being stopped or arrested. Lois McLatchie, the Senior Legal Communications Officer at ADF UK, talks about ALL OF THIS on today's episode! You will leave SHOCKED listening to the stories happening over in the UK for pro-lifers. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

Has our reality turned fully into satire? Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee, joins Kristan Hawkins on this week's episode of Explicitly Pro-Life to discuss current events happening across the world: Dylan Mulvaney wins Babylon Bee's "Man of the Year" award, his relationship with Elon Musk and the new "X" rebrand, as well as the war happening in Israel. Seth also gives his best advice to the Pro-Life Generation on how to make the biggest difference, just by speaking Truth. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

To no one's surprise, the mainstream media is spreading lies again— this time about abortion in Mexico. Recently, there were headlines coming out talking about how the Mexican Supreme Court had DECRIMINALIZED abortion. In the US, we saw those headlines and assumed this story was real and the Mexican pro-life movement has suffered a huge setback. We learned this isn't the case. On today's episode, we are joined by Carlos Polo, from the Population Resource Institute, to shed light on what is, at best, a misunderstanding, and at worse, a large-scale manipulation. Learn about what is really going on in Mexico, and how you can stay informed with the TRUTH, while mainstream outlets spew lies. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

Abortion has to be fought on every single front - Philosophically, spiritually, politically, personally… You name it. Marjorie Dannenfelser joins Kristan Hawkins on “Explicitly Pro-Life” to discuss the political aspect of fighting to END abortion. Marjorie is the president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. At the helm of America’s largest grassroots pro-life political organization, the pro-life movement succeeded in electing a pro-life president and Senate, confirming three U.S. Supreme Court justices, and overturning Roe v. Wade. You'll learn where we stand at the federal level in the pro-life movement & how we can stay united on all fronts. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

In this episode of "Explicitly Pro-Life," Kristan Hawkins sits down with Executive Director of Mary's Shelter, Kathleen Wilson, who is making a dramatic difference in the pro-life community: Helping women and families in crisis. Mary’s Shelter provides an expectant mother, and any additional children she may have, with housing for up to three years in order to further her education and/or secure employment. She receives counseling, attends in-house parenting and life-skill classes and adheres to the program covenants which offer structure, self-discipline and guidance. You will take away from this episode pro-life resources, as well as ways YOU can make a real difference in your community. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

We are switching things up a bit for this week's episode of Explicitly Pro-Life! You'll hear Kristan react to everything from "pro-life socialism," 2A, and even the Taliban. She is joined by Anna Lulis (SFLA's Digital Engagement Strategist) as they go through the craziest comments seen on her viral videos. Prepare to get a laugh, and a lesson. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

If you ever wondered if there is a difference in medical care between pro-abortion OB-GYNs and pro-life OB-GYNs, then look no further than this special episode of Explicitly Pro-Life! Dr. Christina Francis, the CEO of AAPLOG and a Board-Certified OB-GYN, goes through pregnancy complication stories we see every day in the news and how a pro-life OB-GYN would respond. She delves into whether a direct abortion is ever truly medically necessary as well as whether the majority of OB-GYNs are pro-abortion or pro-life and did the medical landscape shift as a result of politics, the media, or facts. All of this and more, you won't want to miss it. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

Whether we are discussing same sex marriage, reproductive technologies, adoption, and even foster care, it seems we have commodified children and even weaponized their greatest wounds for selfish and political gains. For example, adoption does not exist to give adults a child. Rather, the child is the client and their needs must supersede the preferences of the adult. Why and when did this change? Kristan Hawkins chats with the founder and president of Them Before Us, where their aim is to center the child in all conversations about marriage and family and prioritize their rights over the desire of adults. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg

There is an increase in maternal mortality rates? We need more abortion. There is an OBGYN shortage? We need more abortion... says only the abortion lobby... The OBGYN shortage and maternal mortality rates are incredibly nuanced issues and you will find out abortion is actually a variable contributing to both issues! Join me for this episode of Explicitly Pro-Life where Dr. Ingrid Skop and our Medical and Law Coordinator break down why these issues are happening and discuss solutions. Available NOW on: ExplicitlyProLife.com or wherever you get your podcasts! ✓ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2DiGLin ✓ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2X15zlZ ✓ Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/30ZA8tw ✓ Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/30V0Kfd ✓ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/331EgvL Connect with Kristan: ✓ Kristan's website: https://bit.ly/3zsv1os ✓ Kristan’s YouTube: https://bit.ly/3IVonKg