Abolitionists Rising is perhaps the most prominent and principled abortion abolitionist organization in the culture today. Founded in Norman, OK, and led by Russell Hunter, their mission is to spread abolitionist ideas and support abolitionist organizations, projects, and legislation, with their goals being “the abolition of abortion, the repentance of the nation, and the glorification of God.”
The group is not part of the frequently problematic and mushy Pro-Life Movement and instead actively distances itself from such comparisons. Rather, they are wholly different in their theology, tactics, and goals, distinguishing themselves by possessing a more biblical and consistent ideology.
“We seek to abolish abortion totally and immediately. We do not call for incremental legislation that regulates the who, what, when, where, and why of legal abortion. We call for abolitionist legislation that makes preborn children equal under the law and criminalizes abortion as murder.”
For over a decade, they’ve clung to those differentiators, waging boots-on-the-ground conferences where street activism and engagement play a major role. They’ve distributed millions of drop cards, leaflets, and tracts, backed abolitionist politicians, engaged in state lobbying, and introduced abolitionist legislation that pro-life groups have consistently opposed.
These groups have included National Right to Life, the ERLC, And Then There Were None, Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber, and a host of other groups who are uncomfortable with legislation that abolishes abortion without exception and which insists that women who purposefully murder their babies in the womb should be treated no differently than women who murder their babies outside the womb.
Their persistence continues to pay off.
The organization announced earlier this week that it has surpassed 1 billion views across all platforms; a monumental achievement.
At the time of writing, they’ve amassed more than 400,000 subscribers on YouTube, with videos like:
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They have dozens of shorts with millions of views, including an encounter with more than 22 million views:
Mostly, however, they focus on extended discussions and interactions, objecting to arguments made by this culture of death while teaching how to respond and have a biblical mindset and understanding toward the evil of our age:
They have millions of views on X, with a recent video receiving tens of millions of views across multiple feeds.
They have 230k followers on TikTok and more than 15M likes, with multiple videos getting millions of views:
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Their influence also extends to Instagram, where they have 270k followers, and where they post questions like:
The group isn’t in it for the likes and clicks, however. By being ‘against the world, for the world,’ they are seeking to change hearts and minds, with their biggest victories being major paradigm shifts of ideology and action.
May their influence continue to expand.
