![]() ![]() Mike Gabbard, the father of former Democratic presidential candidate and former US Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey and Kat Cammack of Florida, as well as anti-abortion Democrats like Kentucky state Rep. Among the day’s speakers were Republican Reps. The pandemic, as well as the security measures implemented in Washington following the Capitol riot earlier this month, forced this year’s event to be largely virtual, organizers said. The event typically attracts about 100,000 participants to Washington from across the country, and the plan is to continue the event until Roe is overturned. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. This is the 48th March for Life, an annual event that coincides with the anniversary of Roe v. I think we’re all considering where our culture is, where this new administration is, and praying to bring in a culture of life.” “We’re at such a crossroads culturally right now, and I think this march will be a lot more somber – people are very quiet, very prayerful. “It’s very different than any march we’ve had in the past, but it seems appropriate,” Mancini said Friday while marching. ![]() On Thursday, the President reversed the so-called Mexico City Policy, a ban on US government funding for foreign nonprofits that perform or promote abortions, and directed the Health and Human Services Department to work on rescinding the Trump administration rule blocking health care providers in the federally funded Title X family planning program from referring patients for abortions.Īlso on Friday, about 50 prominent anti-abortion activists physically marched in Washington under this year’s theme of “Together Strong: Life Unites!” The difference between the small group and the usual event was stark – in prior years, thousands of marchers sporting signs, flags, banners and clothing representing their group or home state have flooded Constitution Avenue with several blocks closed off to traffic, in many ways resembling a parade with groups singing and dancing. She called for unity and urged supporters to keep up pressure on President Joe Biden. “As we enter the beginning of a new presidential administration, one that has signaled they will make divisive, pro-abortion, pro-death policy decisions like forcing taxpayers to pay for abortions here and abroad, while also sending more government funding to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood, we ask President Biden to consider unifying, pro-life policy decisions,” March for Life President Jeanne Mancini told participants at the virtual rally. ![]() The rally maintained much of its usual ethos despite shifting online, with appearances from faith, political and activist speakers, musical interludes and themed video segments. 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 Marches, and view archival photographs from almost five decades of the March.The 2021 March for Life unfolded Friday mostly virtually under the cloud of a pandemic, encouraging participants to remain committed to the anti-abortion cause despite a Biden administration already drawing a sharp contrast from a Trump White House that partnered with the movement. You can also see pictures from the 2020, 2019. In 2021, the March for Life was virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read about and view photos from the 2022 March. A flier / poster for the 2023 March for Life is available here. In the case of bad weather, please check the MCCL website or call us at 61 for updates. Some groups and churches rent buses for transportation to the March unfortunately, MCCL cannot maintain a list of these buses. Pro-life signs will be available you are also free to bring your own. Be sure to come, and bring pro-life friends, family members, church members, or others with you! Your presence at the Capitol will send a strong message in support of the rights of unborn children and their mothers. We must speak out against this harmful effort. Pro-abortion lawmakers want to make unlimited abortion a permanent policy in our state. Please make plans to join us for the first post- Roe MCCL March for Life at 2 p.m. Paul that unborn children and their mothers deserve better than no-limits abortion-and we won’t stop working until every innocent human being is protected! It’s also an opportunity to tell elected officials in St. Wade decision that first legalized abortion-the March commemorates the tens of millions of lives lost to abortion (including almost 700,000 in Minnesota) and the women and families who have been wounded. That’s why the annual MCCL March for Life is as important as ever. Here in Minnesota, though, abortion-on-de mand continues, and lawmakers are now pursuing extreme new pro-abortion legislation. Wade has allowed states to protect unborn children, and some states are doing so. It will be followed at 2:30 with a brief program on the Capitol steps. The 2023 MCCL March for Life will take place at 2 p.m. ![]()
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