Conservative Groups Launch Campus Tour Challenging Feminism and Abortion Narratives

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and Students for Life of America (SFLA) have launched a joint campus tour titled "Feminists Lied: Prove Me Wrong." The tour, which began Tuesday, will feature eight events at universities across the country, including the University of North Texas, Grand Valley State University, and the University of Washington. The initiative aims to challenge prevailing narratives surrounding feminism and abortion on college campuses.

The tour's stated objective is to question the assertion that feminism and "reproductive rights" have exclusively benefited women. SFLA President Kristan Hawkins expressed that many young women have been influenced by what she described as "lies of the second wave and third wave of feminism," leaving them unaware of the pro-life movement's stance and support for women and families facing unplanned pregnancies.

During the tour events, Hawkins plans to ask students whether women have been fully informed about the truths concerning career, equality, empowerment, and motherhood. She articulated in a statement that a society valuing women should recognize motherhood as a significant contribution rather than a disadvantage, questioning why women should have to sacrifice children to succeed when men do not.

The "Feminists Lied: Prove Me Wrong" events are modeled after the late TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk's "Prove Me Wrong" sessions, where he engaged students in debates and question-and-answer sessions. Kirk was assassinated in September 2025. TPUSA has continued his approach through its Pick Up the Mic initiative, which hosts debates and open discussions with various speakers, including Hawkins.

Hawkins stated that she and Kirk were friends and that continuing his work on college campuses through TPUSA chapters holds personal significance. She rejected the characterization of such campus visits as "rage bait," asserting that the goal is to foster meaningful change and shift perspectives, not merely to provoke anger.

Hawkins believes these discussions have a tangible impact, citing instances where she has spoken with women considering abortion and ultimately changed their minds after viewing online debates. She emphasized the importance of these conversations in saving lives and changing minds.

Over her 20-year career, Hawkins has established a national network of SFLA campus groups. Last spring, she led the "Abortion is Human Sacrifice" tour, also focused on engaging college students in discussions about abortion.

She noted that the arguments presented by pro-choice advocates on college campuses, whether at Ivy League institutions or community colleges, tend to be similar. Common arguments include questions about children in foster care or personal stories of sexual assault and rape, which Hawkins contends do not justify abortion.

Hawkins also observed shifts in demographics, suggesting that while Gen Z men may be more pro-life than millennial men, Gen Z women remain predominantly pro-choice. She aims to use the tour to address what she views as the failures of feminism in providing true freedom and equality for women, pointing to rising rates of anxiety and depression among young women as evidence.

"Young women are increasingly unhappy," Hawkins said. "They are not doing okay and we need to back up the conversation and ask the question of ‘why?’"