Energized By The End Of Roe, The March For Life Is All About The Victories Still Ahead

‘I especially wanted to come this year to celebrate the end of Roe,’ One marcher reported to The Federalist. ‘But we can’t stop fighting now.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thousands of pro-life activists gathered at our nation’s capitol Friday to celebrate the Supreme Court’s overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade advocate for the unborn. It marked the 50th anniversary for the grassroots-organized March for Life, the first since the repeal of Roe In June. Despite such a monumental victory and the fulfillment of a key goal, the pro-life movement’s work is not over, as organizers must now fight for pro-life protections at the state level.

The energy was palpable, despite the cold. Pre-march rallies were filled with joyful marchers who believed that the world would change if they did. Roe it could be reversed, and abortion would soon become illegal. Despite this, the crowd was conscious that their fight is only beginning.

“I’ve been to the March for Life several times but I especially wanted to come this year to celebrate the end of Roe,” Lori, a prolife activist, said that she traveled from Arizona to tell The Federalist. “But we can’t stop fighting now. This is when it really gets tough. We can’t let our guard down.”

Marjorie Dannenfelser President of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America told The Federalist the pro-life movement should work to establish a federal limit for abortion. This will serve as minimum protection for the unborn. This is similar to most European countries, which have banned the procedure after 12-15 weeks.“We’re complete outliers compared to the rest of the world,” Dannenfelser added), as well passing prolife legislation at the state and electing again a prolife president.

“There is no federal standard established and it gives the other side the power again on the federal level to start to undo everything that we worked for for 50 years,” Dannenfelser said. She also reiterated the fact that Republicans can’t be shy about defining abortion debate like they did. during the 2022 midterms In the aftermath of the Dobbs decision.

“What [GOP] candidates need to do is define their position and contrast it with the extremism of the other side,” Dannenfelser said. “The most morally wrong and non-strategic thing to do is pretend like the issue isn’t happening and then stick your head in the sand and hope it goes away. You talk about inflation and tax deductions and then they get to define you as a heartless person who wants women to die.”

Damian, 21 years old, comes every year to the March for Life with her Brooklyn-based church.

Penny Nance, president of Concerned Women for America, also emphasized that Republicans shouldn’t be shying away from the abortion debate.

“It was a mistake in the last election cycle that candidates ran away from the life issue. They let themselves be defined by the other side,” Nance stated to The Federalist. “Almost 70 percent of Americans think that abortion shouldn’t be legal after