Faces of the National March for Life

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On Friday, when it snowed enough to cancel school in Northern Virginia, my four children and I decided to take the plunge and document the 51st National March for Life. We were tempted to enjoy a leisurely snow day with a cozy fireplace and hot chocolate, but despite the winter storm warnings, snowy roads, and sub-zero temperatures, we found it difficult to make the extra effort. I felt it was important. I taught my children the importance of advocating for their unborn children, and that even if you have a warmer in your glove, advocating for your rights is sometimes, or even most of the time, not easy or comfortable. I wanted you to understand. There is always value in doing what is right and difficult.

Afterwards, we also agreed to try sledding by the Washington Monument.

Growing up in the Christian pro-life movement, I was deeply influenced by advocating for the pro-life cause with my mother and family. We drove around to local churches distributing information about current voting measures and the pro-life stances of various local candidates. We marched with pro-life messages along busy intersections in town and helped organize a fundraising event for a local crisis pregnancy center. My mother helped plant the seeds of advocacy that grew into a passion for the pro-life movement and those affected by it. This is what I wanted to raise in my children, snowstorm or not.

Debbie Anderson

My kids had to build a snowman in front of the Capitol, but at the same time we saw hundreds of thousands of people campaigning for unborn children. While they grow in post;
egg In an era when abortion is no longer a constitutional right, they have also become part of pro-life advocacy at the state and local level. My hope and prayer is that participating in events like the March for Life, even from the back of a snow sled, plants the seeds of the next generation of pro-life advocates.

We also wanted our children to see the faces and hear the stories of people willing to march for their lives. We met a woman who herself had almost had an abortion and a woman who had lost four of her siblings to abortion. We met a father of three and a group of young college-aged men. They all lead by example, calling on men to take the lead in the pro-life movement. We also met with staff and volunteers from crisis pregnancy centers who are on the front lines of the pro-life movement, serving women and children in difficult situations.

Here are just some of the inspirational people we spoke to.

Debbie Anderson

Rachel (left):
“Sometimes we think of the pro-life movement as just a niche thing. I’m a musician and an artist, and one of the stereotypes in this industry is that the pro-life movement is ultra-liberal. . That’s why I’m here as a pro-life movement.” “Musicians. I feel like everyone has a place in the pro-life movement. This is the fight of our lives. This is the fight of our generation. It’s a battle.”

Rachel (right):
“My father had two girlfriends who aborted their babies. And when my father and mother were together, they aborted my previous child and my later child. We march for abortion because there are so many men and women who have siblings, aunts and uncles, cousins, relatives who haven’t come here for abortions. You know, how do you account for all that? Or?

“Abortion doesn’t just affect the individual, it affects everyone in the family and the community. The human costs for artists, scientists, engineers, doctors, firefighters, plumbers, electricians, everyone. “When you think about the more than 60 million people who have been laid off since Roe v. Wade began, it has had a huge impact on our society, from the rich to the poor. So I’m marching for them. And I’m seven weeks pregnant, so I’m marching for the baby too. ”