Pro Life Club Talks About Their Club And Future Plans

By Sarah Strubel

Staff Writer

This fall semester, Sarah Becker, Caroline Andrews, and Amanda Meuer started the Pro-Life Club at ARCC.

Here’s an update on their club and what they have planned for next year.

Sarah Becker, president of the Pro-Life Club, describes the club as educational and an outreach for ARCC students.

“I would say we are an outreach to people who may be experiencing unplanned pregnancies, but also trying to educate people about things they never knew before,” said Becker.

She also said that their club strives to be both peaceful and non-confrontational.

The club recently hosted The Planned Parenthood Project, where Becker said they “exposed the

business model of Planned Parenthood and their goal for profit.”  The Planned Parenthood Project is a display that travels to different colleges around the country. Students for Life has created this

project and has their affiliated groups display it at their college or university.

During the Planned Parenthood Project, club members handed students postcards with information about Planned Parenthood on it. They also asked students questions, such as, “Do you know what Planned Parenthood is?” and, “Do you know they do abortions?” Becker said that many students didn’t know the answers to those questions. Becker said that most people were really interested in the display and hearing more from club members.

“We aren’t here to necessarily convince people, but are here to present the facts and let them make their own decisions about it,” said Becker.

You may have heard about the controversy earlier in the semester surrounding the cancellation

of a movie the club was planning on showing, which was called Maafa 21. Maafa 21 claims that

eugenic practices have been used against African-Americans, including

abortion. The club ended up cancelling the movie screening without explanation.

Becker said that the club didn’t think the movie would have been received well and they didn’t

want to stir up unnecessary racial tension, especially considering current events. She said they

also didn’t want to do anything that could potentially harm their own safety.

“We are obviously controversial, but our goal is not to stir up controversy unnecessarily. We wanted to direct our efforts toward something else,” said Becker.

As for why these young students chose to start the club in the first place: “It’s an issue

we are all passionate about. It’s a big issue on college campuses, and so we wanted there to be a pro-

life voice,” said Becker.

As president, Becker has many duties. At the beginning of the year, she plans events and the schedule. She also sends emails out to the club members, does paperwork, manages other officers of the club, and manages the social media accounts. The club has a Facebook, Instagram and Twitter account.

They are still planning, but so far have many things

Planned for next school year. They will be having the National Pro-Life Cupcake Day, attending conferences, and showing a movie.

“We also want to reach out to students who are parenting and want some resources. We still want to focus on human rights and Planned Parenthood,” said Becker.