The University of Northern Iowa is reversing the student government's controversial decision to bar recognition of an anti-abortion group that senators said was hateful.
“Neither the University nor [Northern Iowa Student Government] NISG endorse any student organization’s viewpoints by approving them as student organizations," President Mark A.
Students for Life of America sent its appeal to Nook last week after the student Supreme Court upheld the ban and argued that the group's UNI chapter would "violate a university policy guaranteeing the "right to be treated with dignity and respect by all persons involved in the student conduct process.".
ANTI-ABORTION GROUP FIGHTING BACK AFTER UNIVERSITY SENATORS SAY THEIR OPINIONS ARE 'HATEFUL,' NOT 'EQUAL'.
In a statement, UNI said Students for Life of America "had met all the criteria to become a registered student organization.".
For example, Young America Foundation previously published an Iowa State University professor's syllabus, which threatened to dismiss students who opposed abortion or Black Lives Matter. .
"Universities exist to give students and all members of the university community an opportunity to wrestle with a vast diversity of ideas and opinions," Nook said.
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