Real help for students facing a pregnancy, plus everything you need to talk about life with clarity and kindness.
Free, confidential help is close by. You can also message any SFL officer and we'll help you find what you need, no judgment.
Free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and counseling in Gainesville.
1219 NW 10th Ave · (352) 367-2716
Call ahead to confirm hours.
Talk to someone 24/7 and find a pregnancy center near you.
1-800-712-4357 · optionline.org
Students for Life's directory of support for pregnant and parenting students: housing, childcare, school and more.
standingwithyou.org
Free counseling for UF students.
(352) 392-1575 · counseling.ufl.edu
UF's team for students going through something hard. They connect you with the right help.
umatter.ufl.edu
Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), any time. In an emergency, call 911.
Many women and men carry grief after an abortion. These groups offer confidential, compassionate support.
Confidential support and a hotline, for women and men. supportafterabortion.com
Weekend healing retreats offered across Florida. rachelsvineyard.org
Want someone to listen? Reach out to any officer, privately, through Instagram or the GroupMe.
The differences between a preborn child and you are real, but none of them decide whether someone is a valuable human being. Four letters to remember:
A toddler is smaller than a teenager. Being smaller doesn't make someone less human.
A 4-year-old can't reason like a 20-year-old. We don't value people by how developed they are.
Moving 8 inches down the birth canal doesn't change what you are.
People on insulin or a ventilator depend on help, and they still have full human worth.
Start by listening. Ask questions, find what you agree on, and keep the focus on the one key question: what is the unborn?
Every human body is made of cells, including yours. Embryology textbooks describe the embryo as a living, distinct, whole human organism from fertilization, with its own DNA and directing its own growth. The question isn't whether it's made of cells, but what kind of being it is.
Agree with what's true: bodily autonomy matters a lot. Then gently point out that the child is a separate body, with a different heartbeat, blood type and often sex. Our right to our body doesn't usually include ending another person's life.
Start with compassion: rape is a horrific crime and survivors deserve real support and justice. Then ask whether the child conceived should lose their life for the father's crime. Pro-life care means walking with the mother and her child, both of whom have value.
Ask what makes someone a person. If it's consciousness, ability or development, newborns and some disabled adults would fail the test too. The SLED test shows those differences don't decide human worth.
Fair challenge, and a great opening. Point to pregnancy centers, diaper drives, housing and the parenting-student support we promote. Then invite them to volunteer with us at the clinic.
The case for life starts with science (what the unborn is) and human rights (we shouldn't kill innocent humans). People of every faith, and none, are pro-life.
Practice prompts from our Hot Seat nights. Try answering each one in under a minute, then swap roles.
Our national organization: training, campaigns and campus resources. studentsforlife.org
Free training on having productive pro-life conversations. equalrightsinstitute.com
Scott Klusendorf's short, readable book on making the pro-life case. A great first read.