{"id":328423,"date":"2025-03-25T06:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T11:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=328423"},"modified":"2025-03-24T18:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T23:31:03","slug":"data-college-students-arent-avoiding-pro-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/data-college-students-arent-avoiding-pro-life\/","title":{"rendered":"New data suggests college students aren\u2019t avoiding pro-life states after all"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(The College Fix<\/a>) Turns out, young people are not fleeing states that protect unborn babies by banning elective abortions.<\/p>\n

Actually, it appears to be quite the opposite. According to a new Axios<\/em> report<\/a>, \u201cNortheast students are heading south for college\u201d where \u2013 although the report didn\u2019t mention this part \u2013 most states strictly limit or ban abortions.<\/p>\n

Along with \u201cwarm weather,\u201d \u201cfun,\u201d \u201cmerit scholarships,\u201d and \u201caffordability,\u201d Axios<\/em> suggested politics are a big consideration for students when choosing a college. It pointed to Republican-led states\u2019 quicker end to the COVID-19 lockdowns and, more recently, the violent pro-Palestinian riots at universities in a number of northern, Democrat-led states as factors in the southward trend.<\/p>\n

The biggest enrollment shifts from northern to southern universities occurred in Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, and Texas between 2014 and 2023, according to Axios<\/em>. The time period is significant because, within that decade, all six states began enforcing pro-life laws.<\/p>\n

Georgia, for example, prohibits abortions after an unborn baby\u2019s heartbeat is detectable, about six weeks of pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Its pro-life law has been in effect for several years now, and it doesn\u2019t appear to be negatively affecting students\u2019 college decisions. The University of Georgia System reported <\/a>an \u201call-time record\u201d enrollment in the fall.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, \u201cLouisiana State University saw a nearly 500% increase in attendance from students in the Northeast from 100 students in 2014 to 568 in 2023,\u201d Axios<\/em> found.<\/p>\n

In Louisiana, state laws protect unborn babies by banning elective abortions from the moment of conception.<\/p>\n