Student LifeNet

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Student LifeNet is a coalition of pro-life students located throughout the United Kingdom.

[edit] History

Student LifeNet was formed by a group of pro-life students in 1999, they sought to find practical pro-life solutions to crisis pregnancies in the student environment. They also aimed to provide a national pro-life students organisation to aid the pro-life cause. A major inspiration for Student LifeNet was the American pro-life group Feminists for Life, the director at the time was Sarah Macken.

Their first major campaign was launched in October 1999. It celebrated the birth of the six billionth human being, which was declared by the United Nations to have occurred on 12 October, 1999. Student LifeNet's activities included challenging pro-choice organizations like Planned Parenthood and Population Concern; Student LifeNet also organised a protest outside parliament in 2001 against the Government's initiatives concerning human cloning.

Patrick Leahy became the director of Student LifeNet in May 2003 to later be succeeded by the current director Michael Down in 2006.

[edit] Today

Student LifeNet now produces Pro-Life literature, and campaigns frequently on and off University campuses. Their goals being to:

To help secure the right to life of all and make the 'pro-life' philosophy the dominant viewpoint.
To unite all students in opposition to the destruction of human life.
To ensure there is a pro-life society/group in every university and secondary school in the United Kingdom.
To ensure there is real help and support for pregnant students.

The Current Executive Committee of Student LifeNet is:

Michael Down	Director
Vernoica Granic	Press Officer
Natasha Swan	Treasurer
Darren Collins	Publicity Officer
Peter Smith	Fundraising Officer
Antonia Dale	Without Portfolio
Richard Marsden	Editor
Monica Macauley	Scotland co-ordinator and researcher
Steven Watkins	Campaigns and Societies Officer