{"id":232578,"date":"2020-10-13T08:21:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T13:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=232578"},"modified":"2020-10-12T17:44:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T22:44:52","slug":"northern-iowa-student-government-pro-life-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/northern-iowa-student-government-pro-life-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"U of Northern Iowa student government labels pro-life students a ‘hate group’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A chapter of Students for Life was nearly prevented from forming, after the student government at the University of Northern Iowa branded them a ‘hate group,’ according to a video of the Zoom meeting obtained by Young America’s Foundation (YAF).<\/p>\n

YAF reported<\/a> that the student government had a virtual meeting to debate whether or not the Students for Life group should be given official recognition on campus. Ultimately, they refused to recognize the chapter, solely due to the group’s pro-life beliefs.<\/p>\n

“This is a hate group! This is hate speech,” student senator Max Tensen said. “This is hateful rhetoric that is infringing on basic human rights of health care, and we cannot — we cannot support diversity and be complicit in its destruction at the same time.”<\/p>\n

“Approving this bill is the same thing as approving a white supremacist group,” another student added. “You’re basically saying you support them to violate women’s rights.”<\/p>\n