. >> reporter: kristen hawkins is presidents for students for life of america and has recruited thousands to the cause. >> today we have come out to show the supreme court justices that this is a pro-life generation. my mission is to abolish abortion. and to make abortion unthinkable >> reporter: she thinks the stricture regulations on abortion clinics across the nation are just the first step. >> we're a pro-life generation! >> reporter: we were with the young mother last year at one of the largest ever anti-abortion demonstrations. this is what the pro-life movement looks like at its strongest in the united states today. we're at the march for life. and what you see behind me goes on for miles. >> today i speak to you pregnant with my fourth child. my first daughter. we are the pro-life generation! >> reporter: to some, like 16-year-old devin, she's a hero. >> is this your first march for life? why did you place your child for adoption? >> she was born in october of this year. i wanted to have an abortion when i found out i was pregnant with my daughter. i could do abortion and not tell