
1999
- Student
LifeNet
founded by several pro-life students. We were inspired by Feminists
for Life's iniative to find practical solutions to unplanned pregnancy
within the student environment.
Our
first director was Sarah Macken.
October
99 - First major event: celebrating the birth of the six
billionth baby. On the same day Marie Stopes International, International
Planned Parenthood Foundation and Population concern decided to
mourn the six billionth birth. We confused the public and heckled
Rt Hon Clare Short MP
February
2000 - We
flooded 10 Downing Street with Valentine Cards to stop the Government
from legalising human embryonic cloning. The cards read: 'Little
furry foxes all in a row. Loved and protected by everyone you know...But
little human beings have a much tougher time. So say no to human
cloning...and you're my valentine.'
May
2000 - Oxford
University pro-life society addressed by David Amess MP who gave
a speech on life as a pro-lifer in parliament.
December
2000 - Infamous
protest outside Nice Summit (see below).
January
2001 - Another
anti-cloning protest which this time involved a convoction of identical
sheep amassing on the 'interviews' lawn opposite Parliament.
March
2001 - National
conference
held at Oxford University.
Summer
2001 - Fiona
Pinto takes over as director.
March
2002 - National
Conference held in Manchester. Talks included: 'Inside the merky
world of student politics; Prolife and proud of it: speaking out;
What's the word on street? Student parenting: the other choice;
Guide to taking the student world by storm.'
September
2002 - 'Former
Embryo' demonstration. We demonstrated outside the Medical Research
Council's stem cell bank launch wearing t-shirts which said 'Former
Embryo'.
May
2003 - Patrick
Leahy takes over as director.

General
- Student
LifeNet
has contributed to many debates at universities
and schools. We regularly give comments to the media. We have featured
in the National, European and United States' media.
We
have also produced literature for students and politicians (e.g.
101 reasons not to allow human cloning).
Student
LifeNet submits, where possible, to public consultations
on pro-life issues.
March
2000 - Marie
Stopes were forced to remove an illegal advertisement promoting
the morning-after-pill after Student LifeNet
complained to the authorities. It had offered the abortifacient,
which prevents an embryo from implanting into a womb, in a "party
pack". There was no age limit on who could receive the pack.
We
pointed out this contravened the Medicines Regulations Act 1994
and so Marie Stopes had to end their illegal campaign. The Daily
Telegraph closely followed the story.
April
2000 - We
protested outside a UN youth summit which included an opening speech
by Geri Halliwell on abortion. Two supporters who were originally
allowed into the summit, challenged and heckled Geri Halliwell,
and were then forcibly removed from the event (so much for freedom
of speech!).
We
again achieved media attention which highlighted the UN's pro-abortion
agenda.
May
2000 - Cambridge
University Student Union rejected affiliation with the national
abortion campaign (NAC). A team of female medical students led the
successful campaign against affiliation, with two all-female colleges
(Newnham and New Hall) giving their decisive support to the pro-life
iniative. The pro-life vote was led by the Cambridge pro-life society.
December
2000 - 'Veto
Cloning' protest outside Nice Summit in France. We dressed up as
Tony Blair (with masks and white overalls) and held up the signs
'Veto Cloning'. We obtained international press attention and images
of the demonstration are regularly used by the media to describe
the average student demo.
1999-2001
- The Universities of East Anglia, Warwick and York voted
against affiliation with the National Abortion Campaign.
2001
- Kent University pro-life society stopped their University
from affilitating with the National Abortion Campaign.
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