CV NEWS FEED // Eighty-three Christian colleges and universities in the United States have ties to support for abortion or Planned Parenthood, according to a report Students for Life of America (SFLA) recently released.
The Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement conducted the investigation, which reviewed 732 U.S. colleges and universities that are “affiliated with a Christ-centered denomination and publicly claiming historical Christian faith in its founding,” according to the study. Demetree also provided proof of infractions for each listed school that has one tie or more to abortion industry entities such as Planned Parenthood.
SFLA President Kristan Hawkins posted on her X account about the report, “We must demand these institutions sever all connections with abortion providers immediately and fully commit to the pro-life values they were founded on… true Christians cannot support abortion.”
The study gave each college and university a grade ranging from “A+” to “F.” The “F” grade means the school has four infractions or more.
Among the schools that received an “F” grade was Atlanta-based Emory University, which had eight infractions documented.
According to its website, Emory University was founded by Methodists in the 19th century. On Emory’s “Student Health” website, it states that “Emory Healthcare will perform abortions in compliance with state and federal law.”
In the proof of infractions document, several colleges and universities with low grades list Planned Parenthood as a “health resource” on their webpages.
The study also included a list of 591 Christian schools that received an “A” grade, meaning that they either had “no infractions found on their websites or their school administration cut ties with Planned Parenthood when notified by SFLA,” but also did not directly provide pro-life resources on their websites.
Fifty-eight schools received an A+ rating, meaning they not only had zero infractions, but also promoted alternatives to abortion, such as pregnancy resource centers in their respective areas.
