Pro-Life Group President Urges Trump Administration and Congress on Abortion Policies

Students for Life of America President Kristan Hawkins called on President Trump and Congress to take three immediate steps on abortion policy during a June 27 speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference in Washington, D.C. Hawkins said the first step should be to defund Planned Parenthood permanently.

She stated that if the Senate does not renew last year’s one-year funding restriction by July 4, the organization could receive more than $600 million in federal Medicaid funds. The one-year restriction was included in the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump in July 2025.

Earlier legislative efforts had sought a ten-year restriction before the duration was shortened.

Hawkins next called for enforcement of the Comstock Act of 1873, which prohibits mailing items intended for producing abortion. She said the law is currently being violated daily through shipments of chemical abortion pills into states with restrictions.

Hawkins stated that President Trump could issue a memo directing enforcement of the existing statute without new legislation. Hawkins also urged the Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency to remove mifepristone from distribution.

She cited a 2025 study by the Ethics and Public Policy Center and referenced Environmental Protection Agency concerns about potential water contamination.

Hawkins said pro-life Republican voters expect results from their political support and described coalitions as fragile. She noted that Students for Life of America had held a demonstration outside Republican National Committee headquarters earlier in the week to highlight these priorities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.