The March for Life 2021—50 Years Is A Testament
January 21 is the annual March for Life in D.C. and around the country. An evergreen article that I feel speaks well today.
This weekend is the March for Life in Washington, D.C., and other cities around the nation. I wrote this piece for Communities Digital News five years ago! But it is an homage to the March for Life and how its commitment to see Roe v. Wade overturned matters, and why it has stood the test of time—as opposed to another March that is mentioned.
LOS ANGELES, January 26, 2018: On January 19, the annual March for Life took place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This event has taken place for 45 years following the Supreme Court’s January 22, 1973, Roe v. Wade decision making abortion on demand legal in all 50 United States. This demonstration is the longest-running civil rights event in the nation.
It continues to serve not only as a visible, peaceful protest, but stirs activism and education, while involving ways to defeat abortion in America and protect the lives of the pre-born.
2018 March for Life was historic.
The 2018 event marked the first time a sitting President has chosen to address the marchers live. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence spoke via a White House satellite relay in the Rose Garden. Previous pro-life presidents who supported this movement (Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush) customarily sent a prerecorded message that was projected at the event.
The March for Life website boasted of a massive crowd: 100,000 strong in Washington, D.C., augmented with satellite and additional March for Life events held in cities across the country, from Los Angeles to Port St. Lucie, Florida. The Chicago March for Life had over 6,000 in attendance.
Media coverage of March for Life vs. the Women’s March
Aside from some conservative sites and publications dedicated to the pro-life cause, plus a handful of major news outlets (U.S. News and World Report, ABC World News), the 2018 Pro-Life event received typically minimal press coverage.
The majority of media outlets appeared singularly focused on the January 20 Women’s March held on the Washington Mall, in cities across the United States, and in international cities like Toronto and London.
Read the rest over at Communities Digital News.