byThe final motion, on banning discriminatory groups on campus, was led by statements from authors Maddie Ritts and Liam Olson-Mayes explaining their choice to single out pro-life groups, stating that they are necessarily discriminatory and that “by allowing pro-life groups, we condone and accept their position,” and targeting the Silent No More campaign. After extensive debate and votes on multiple amendments, including one to strike direct reference to pro-life groups in the resolution, the entire resolution failed to pass.
Rachel says
Given that the large majority of abortions are undergone by university undergraduate women, we have to recognize a great woundedness in this kind of refusal to consider what the act of abortion entails and what its consequences are. According to Project Rachel, one of the consequences of abortion is a greater radicalization, both for and against abortion. How much is activism, and how much is just raw pain?