Abolitionists Rising is perhaps the most prominent and principled abortion abolitionist organization in the culture today. Founded in Norman, OK, 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.
It’s started to pay off in a big way.
Since starting a Tiktok account last year, they’ve garnered 5.8M likes and have 136.9k followers, with multiple videos receiving millions of views.
Furthermore, their YouTube channel has amassed over 108k subscribers, including an influx of 50k new ones in the last 30 days. This doubling of subscribers can be attributed to the success of their Shorts, which have been viewed over 45,000,000 times in the previous month and are driving traffic and interest.
The Evangelical Dark Web points out how swiftly they’ve grown compared to other establishment pro-life sites, are are still growing, adding an extra 8,000 subscribers since that update was posted 4 days ago.
The significance of this in terms of the pro-life movement should not be understated. Live Action, the organization of Lila Rose, has 233K subs but has been around since 2007. Students for Life (also around since 2007) has 165K subs and is helmed by a feminist, Kristan Hawkins
We love to see it, and we wish them all the success in the world
