Student leaders report the impact made by FFL speakers

"In many talks about the hard cases such as rape, many pro-life activists only focus on the baby.... Although these arguments are valid and logically sound and even do address the emotional pain the mother is in, they don't really look at how just the act of being raped affects the woman's daily life... [Joyce] took the focus off of who the baby's father is to who his mother is. Both Pro-Lifers and Pro-Choicers get caught up in how the child was conceived... that they forget who the mother is - most often a strong, capable woman."
Amanda Radke, University of Maryland, Fall 2008

"[This] was by far our best on-campus event of the semester - Serrin did a great job capturing the audience and covered all the bases so that afterwards people who I know to be pro-choice had to struggle for questions." Abigail Craycraft, Boston College, 2009

"The story of her [Chaunie's] struggle as a mother in college touched the hearts of many. She challenged the audience to be supportive of all pregnant mothers - to celebrate the new life they are about to bring into the world regardless of the situation."
Mary Forr, writing about Chaunie's lecture at the University of Notre Dame Collegiate Conference, March 2009

"Ms. Foster provided an engaging and interesting review of feminist history on the issue of abortion, and a compelling argument for the need to provide women resources and support to continue with their pregnancy."
Nathalie, Boston College Law, 2009

"We are thrilled to host such a dynamic speaker who will present a fresh and truly feminist perspective on the strength of women, the potential of every human life, and the responsibility of educational institutions and employers to ensure that a woman does not have to choose between her goals and her unborn child."
Hannah Rice, senior at Colorado University, before Sally Winn's lecture in 2009

After Serrin's speech: "An editorial article in the Carnegie Mellon Tartan [acknowledged] that the campus should take part in a discussion about ‘how to change the realities of women's lives so that they don't need to have abortions."
Carnegie Mellon student, 2009

Following Serrin's speech: "We have pro-life and pro-choice students waiting on the edges of their seats, waiting to begin this next semester, committed to helping pregnant women on our [Loyola and Tulane] campuses." Dominque Monzelun, Loyola University, 2009

"...Serrin's message reached out to those who staunchly support pro-choice feminism... This novel idea of pro-life feminism puzzled some pro-choicers because they think they're the only true feminists by standing for reproductive rights. Students are very unaware of the difficulties that women have in raising a child that lead them to abortion."
Anna Kim, Tufts University, 2009