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A survey released by Feminists for Life of America has found that many college students who become pregnant are unaware of resources available to them or don't have access to good resources. FFL president Serrin Foster noted in a news release that when pregnant students look for resources, "either they can't find them or the resources are inadequate or expensive." One pregnant student noted that without resources, "it sure doesn't feel like I have much of a choice." The survey, Perception is Reality , is part of an ongoing effort by FFL to monitor and establish resources for pregnant students on college campuses. Stories from students have shown that students who become pregnant are often immediately referred for an abortion by campus health center officials and are not given any information about other options or resources. Surveys have found that lack of resources or support, and pressure and coercion from others, are leading factors for abortion. A su...

Feminists for Life speakers will visit campuses across the country for lectures and a record-breaking number of Pregnancy Resource Forums SM within the coming weeks. Please share this with college students you know. LECTURE Ann Lowrey Forster "Exposing Coercion: Pregnant Women Stand Up" Tuesday, April 8, 2008 7:35 PM College of St. Benedict/St. John's University , St. Joseph, MN St. Benedict's campus, Goreki Building, Room 204 A PREGNANCY RESOURCE FORUMS SM FFL President Serrin M. Foster Tuesday, April 1, 2008 University of Maryland , College Park, MD Tuesday, April 8, 2008 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Wednesday, April 9, 2008Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Joyce McCauley-Benner Monday, April 7, 2008 Grand Valley State University , Allendale, MI Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Clarion University , Clarion, PA FFL National Program Director Cayce D. Utley Thursday, April 3, 2008 Georgetown University , Washington, DC

Washington, D.C., February 15, 2007 __ An Ohio Democrat and a North Carolina Republican today introduced pro-woman legislation to help pregnant and parenting college students continue their education—on the birthday of one of America’s first feminists, a teacher named Susan B. Anthony. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act of 2007 , co-sponsored by Representatives Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and Sue Myrick, R-North Carolina, is named for Anthony’s good friend and colleague, and modeled on a program Feminists for Life initiated on college campuses in 1997. As she introduced the bill, Rep. Marcy Kaptur said: “Education is the foundation of a great society, and it is essential that we demonstrate our support for pregnant and parenting students.” Co-sponsor Rep. Sue Myrick added, “This bill encourages colleges and universities to provide pregnant students with much needed pre-natal and parenting resources. We have a responsibility as a society to make sure that ...