Leading pro-life groups are already shifting focus from celebrating President-elect Trump’s recent victory to preparing detailed plans for his upcoming administration.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America (SBA), a prominent advocacy group, shared a memo with Fox News Digital, laying out key goals for a federal rollback on pro-abortion policies enacted under the Biden administration. The group envisions these moves as foundational for advancing the pro-life cause in future years.
According to the SBA memo, while Democrats invested over $570 million in pro-abortion advertising, Trump’s victory underscores a perceived rejection by Americans of unrestricted abortion, as championed by Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Democrats’ abortion fearmongering campaign was a spectacular failure in the first presidential election since Roe’s reversal,” the memo claims, highlighting Trump’s messaging that painted Democrats as extremists on the issue.
The SBA memo advises Trump to immediately undo Biden-era policies supporting abortion across government agencies, calling for a “cleansing” of abortion funding through departments like Defense, Health and Human Services, and other agencies.
SBA President Marjorie Dannenfelser emphasised that, within Trump’s first 100 days, her group will press for defunding organisations such as Planned Parenthood and for the reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy, which restricts U.S. funding for international pro-abortion activities.
While reversing Biden administration policies is a priority, a national abortion limit remains on the table. However, Dannenfelser concedes that it’s not an immediate action item, given that public opinion still varies on how extensively abortion rights should be restricted following 50 years of federal precedent under Roe v. Wade. She believes a baseline national standard on abortion could bridge divides over the issue.
The SBA memo calls for an “offensive” strategy to redefine the Republican Party’s commitment to pro-life policies, advocating for a 14th Amendment-based recognition of the unborn child’s right to life. As a part of this cultural shift, Dannenfelser cited Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as an example of effective pro-life leadership, pointing to Florida’s recent victories against abortion initiatives as a model.
Another pro-life group, Students for Life of America (SFLA), led by Kristan Hawkins, has also drafted a strategic plan titled “Make America Pro-Life Again.” The plan involves federal and state actions, including staffing agencies with pro-life officials, freeing pro-life activists prosecuted under the FACE Act, investigating chemical abortion methods, and defunding Planned Parenthood.
Hawkins noted her group’s differing stance with Trump on the federal role in abortion regulation. SFLA advocates for a unified federal stance against abortion, arguing that the right to life should not vary by state. The group will push for Trump’s administration to prioritise defunding Planned Parenthood on “day one.”
Both SBA and SFLA also recognise the potential impact of future Supreme Court appointments. While neither Dannenfelser nor Hawkins named preferred candidates, both leaders stressed that their priority is for Trump to appoint constitutionalist judges committed to limiting abortion. Their “ask” of Trump remains consistent: appoint justices who uphold a strict reading of the Constitution, excluding any “right to end the life of an inconvenient human child.”
These pro-life groups’ goals set the stage for a contentious debate on federal abortion policies, with both SBA and SFLA committed to working alongside Trump’s administration to see their policies take root and endure.
