Additionally, Hawkins told Trump that she hopes that the government is able to "sever the connection between sex education and abortion vendors."
This could be done through new restrictions on federal grants. Currently, Planned Parenthood recieves grants to teach sexual education in schools, Hawkins said.
Hawkins compared the use of the grants to "their own personal marketing slush fund" through which teens are taught to acquire contraceptives from the organization, and then to go back for an abortion "when their advice and products fail."
In a statement to CNA, Students for Life said that pro-life advocates have to "hold the line" on issues such as the Hyde Amendment and the defunding of Planned Parenthood.
"There is growing momentum across the country for commonsense limits on abortion and state laws such as protecting women's lives and health with safety regulations," Students for Life told CNA.
"People are ready to vote on human rights issue of our time, and that is what will happen when Roe v. Wade becomes an historical footnote."
Another pro-life leader had a different approach to the upcoming legislative session.
Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood clinic director who now leads the pro-life ministry And Then There Were None, told CNA that she hopes "those legislators that pro-lifers elected to Congress should keep their promises to defund Planned Parenthood."
"However, that's not where And Then There Were None focuses our energy - if there are no more workers at abortion clinics, they will close and taxpayers will no longer need to worry about their money going to support these clinics," said Johnson.
Christine Rousselle is a former DC Correspondent for Catholic News Agency. Prior to working at CNA, she was the managing web editor of Townhall.com; she has a BA in political science from Providence College.