Thousands of pro-life activists are scheduled to gather in Washington, D.C., on Friday for the annual March for Life, with organizers working with President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. “I look forward to dismantling the Biden administration's aggressive and unpopular policies.” Abortion issue. ”
Vance will make his first public appearance since taking the oath of office earlier this week and is scheduled to speak at an event. It will begin at noon local time with a rally on the grounds of the Washington Monument.
“We are thrilled that Vice President Vance has chosen the national march as his first public appearance in his new role,” said March for Life President Jeanne Mancini and March for Life President Jeanne Mancini. It's a testament to his lifelong commitment to stand up for himself.” In a joint statement, winner Jenny Bradley Richter said:
“President Trump ruled as a pro-life president during his first term and accomplished much as a result. We will dismantle the Biden administration's aggressive and unpopular abortion policies and deliver victory again. We look forward to working with him and Vice President Vance on the “Commission for Vulnerable Unborn Children and Their Mothers,'' they added.
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March for Life participants walk in front of the Supreme Court on January 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (AP/Jacqueline Martin)
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (D), Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and American surfer Bethany Hamilton will also speak at the event.
President Trump is scheduled to visit North Carolina on Friday to survey the damage caused by September's Hurricane Helen, becoming the first sitting president to speak at a March for Life rally in 2020. According to reports, he is scheduled to speak via video at today's event.
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Vance (left) takes the oath as his wife, Usha Vance, looks on during the 60th presidential inauguration ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday, January 20, in Washington. Vance is scheduled to speak at Friday's March for Life. (Kevin Lamarck/Pool photo via AP)
“Even with the great blessing of overturning Roe v. Wade and giving states more freedom to enact pro-life laws, the work needed to build America's culture of living is far from over.” Ta. March for Life organizers say:
“The goal of the national March for Life is not only to change the laws at the state and federal level, but ultimately to change the culture to make abortion unthinkable,” they added.
Organizers are expecting about 150,000 participants at this year's event.
Anti-abortion activists march outside the U.S. Supreme Court during the annual March for Life on Washington in 2022. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
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The march comes just hours after President Trump pardoned pro-life activists convicted of blocking the entrance to an abortion clinic, according to the Associated Press.
