{"id":1957196,"date":"2023-06-26T13:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T17:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-national-celebrate-life-day-rally-marks-a-hopeful-path-forward-for-pro-lifers\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:31:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T17:31:16","slug":"the-national-celebrate-life-day-rally-marks-a-hopeful-path-forward-for-pro-lifers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-national-celebrate-life-day-rally-marks-a-hopeful-path-forward-for-pro-lifers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Celebrate Life Day Rally: A Promising Path for Pro-Lifers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-national-celebrate-life-day-rally-marks-a-hopeful-path-forward-for-pro-lifers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1957196&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>This past Saturday \u2014 exactly one year after <em>Roe V. Wade <\/em>was overturned \u2014 pro-life advocates from across the nation gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial for the very first <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcelebratelifeday.com\/?gf_protect_submission=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Celebrate Life Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The rally, hosted by various pro-life coalitions such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.40daysforlife.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40 Days for Life<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Live Action<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/studentsforlife.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Students for Life<\/a>, celebrated the anniversary of the momentous <em>Dobbs v. Jackson<\/em> Supreme Court decision overturning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-national-celebrate-life-day-rally-marks-a-hopeful-path-forward-for-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-fright-cnns-chris-cuomo-suggests-pro-life-legislation-motivated-by-racism\/\" title=\"\u2018White Fright\u2019: CNN\u2019s Chris Cuomo Suggests Pro-Life Legislation Motivated By Racism\">pro-lifers<\/a>\/&#8221; title=&#8221;The Celebrate Life Day Rally: A Promising Path for Pro-Lifers&#8221;>wrongly established precedent constitutionally guaranteeing<\/a> a right to abortion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-896360004\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-348bbb6b0094a21ee70cd7c8cbbae052 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-348bbb6b0094a21ee70cd7c8cbbae052\"><\/div>\n<p>The Federalist was on the ground at the event and heard from many of the featured pro-life speakers including, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/the-michael-knowles-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michael Knowles<\/a> of The DailyWire, <a href=\"https:\/\/studentsforlife.org\/people\/kristan-hawkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kristan Hawkins<\/a> of Students for Life of America, and former vice-president <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/people\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Pence<\/a>. We also spoke with some of the rally attendees.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, each speaker excitedly reflected on the reality of the moment \u2014 rejoicing and thanking those present for their dedication to the fight for life. Many of the speakers also remembered the moment, one year prior, when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/21pdf\/19-1392_6j37.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Dobbs <\/em>decision<\/a> officially ushered in the Post-<em>Roe <\/em>Generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many, that moment might have seemed like the culmination of my work, of your work, of the 1,400 Students for Life chapters across the nation, and the work of so many heroes who assured we reached that day,\u201d Kristan Hawkins said to the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>As Hawkins spoke, she reminded her fellow pro-life advocates that last year\u2019s overturning \u201cwasn\u2019t the twilight of our mission \u2026 but a new dawn, a new dawn for our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-da7162a7916bc4ce817d1ee43fe94ef9 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-da7162a7916bc4ce817d1ee43fe94ef9\"><\/div>\n<p>During the rally, The Federalist spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/studentsforlife.org\/people\/anna-lulis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anna Lulis<\/a>, one of Hawkin\u2019s colleagues who works as a digital engagement strategist for Students for Life of America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re hosting this event \u2026 because it is a big moment in history,\u201d Lulis said. \u201cWe\u2019ve saved \u2014 that we know of \u2014 32,000 \u2026 \u2018unwanted\u2019 babies in America, which is \u2026 beautiful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters body-xs m-0\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">Anna Lulis (right) from Students for Life of America at the Celebration of Life Day rally.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anna Lulis, a student, and her fellow advocates at Students for Life of America agree that this is worth celebrating. \u201cIt just shows you that pro-life laws work, and people should be valuing life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>But Lulis also echoed the fact that the fight is far from over.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9e134a965329e2500a0bce3222d5c01b fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9e134a965329e2500a0bce3222d5c01b\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great that we were able to reverse <em>Roe V. Wade<\/em>, but there\u2019s a new dream for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-has-killed-her-hundreds-of-thousands-but-abortion-has-killed-her-tens-of-millions\/\" title=\"COVID Has Killed Her Hundreds of Thousands, But Abortion Has Killed Her Tens of Millions\">pro-life movement<\/a>,\u201d she said, \u201cand that is to abolish abortion in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat starts with the federal government protecting every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-pro-life-heroes-who-brought-us-the-overturn-of-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"15 Pro-Life Heroes Who Brought Us The Overturn Of Roe v. Wade\">single human life<\/a> by protecting all human rights from the womb and at the moment of conception.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When <em>Roe<\/em> was overturned, decisions regarding abortion laws were returned to the states. However, this means that many <a href=\"https:\/\/states.guttmacher.org\/policies\/?gad=1&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjw7uSkBhDGARIsAMCZNJvn7jIA4Mgig587ZZz_5qQRIT5DuxHtFH_LdHd3kc8kya78gE9UJHwaAm6_EALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state<\/a> legislatures still deprive preborn humans of their fundamental right to life. Both rally attendees and speakers agreed that until these rights are protected in every state, the fight must go on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHuman beings don\u2019t forfeit their right to life just because they have the misfortune of being born under the butcherous regimes of California and New York,\u201d Michael Knowles said in his speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m all for states\u2019 rights, but no state has the right to murder,\u201d he continued. \u201cMurder is not a right \u2026 because murder is wrong. And no one \u2014 no individual, no state, no nation \u2014 has the right to do wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 50-year judicial rule of <em>Roe<\/em> and false advertisement of abortion as reproductive \u201chealthcare\u201d wreaked havoc on the nation. Our country has suffered a great loss.<\/p>\n<p>As Mike Pence solemnly put it, \u201cWe can never bring back those 62 million American lives whose voices were never heard in this world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And while the abortion industry is responsible for the murder of these children, it has also deprived many women of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/26\/if-abortion-were-compassionate-it-wouldnt-leave-moms-asking-was-it-a-boy-or-a-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">motherhood<\/a>. Women do not often know their options when facing an unplanned pregnancy. Organizations like Planned Parenthood <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2017\/05\/01\/10-reasons-congress-defund-planned-parenthood-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">take advantage<\/a> of this; after the violent act of murder has been committed, many women come out of it physically and psychologically damaged \u2014 and alone.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the abortion industry, the truly pro-life movement advocates for the healing and transformation of women and families. Further progress necessitates a holistic approach.<\/p>\n<p>As Michael Knowles put it, \u201cIf abortion is to end, it will end with a restoration of the things that create and foster life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While speaking with The Federalist, <a href=\"https:\/\/concernedwomen.org\/penny-nance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Penny Nance<\/a>, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/concernedwomen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Concerned Women for America<\/a> \u2014 a pro-life organization concerned not only with protecting the lives of the preborn but also with providing holistic care for women and mothers \u2014 said, \u201cWe also want to make abortion unthinkable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cWe want to provide women with the resources they need and make them aware of the resources that already exist to help them to choose life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Because this holistic effort is now possible at the state level, many pro-lifers are focusing on local change.<\/p>\n<p>The Federalist asked Caitlin Robinson \u2014 a young rally-goer from upstate New York \u2014 what her next steps are as she advocates for life in her community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of work to do,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need more people involved in sidewalk counseling \u2026 We need more people involved in churches and in other community organizations with serving, and we also need a movement to get even our Republican politicians in New York to be more pro-life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin was in good company at the rally, which was well attended by young members of the Post-Roe Generation.<\/p>\n<p>Among them was a group of students from the Tri-Cities area in Washington state who were on their senior trip. The event took place right before they returned home, which was, as they put it, \u201cperfect timing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re part of Students for Life,\u201d one of them told The Federalist. \u201cWe\u2019ve been protesting at Planned Parenthood and doing lots of tabling events \u2026 trying to talk to people in our area about pro-life stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters body-xs m-0\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">Pro-life students from Washington attending the rally during their senior trip.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBeing willing to have discussions with people and just keeping on fighting for the truth \u2014 it\u2019s just really important,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we need to keep praying, and I think there\u2019s really power in prayer,\u201d one student said. \u201cI\u2019m hoping that we can fight that battle that way.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hearing from the speakers and having discussions with the attendees made it clear that for many, the fight for life is inextricably connected with a walk of faith.<\/p>\n<p>Among the attendees was a small group of Dominican Friars from Washington, D.C., who approached both the rally\u2019s victory and call to action from the perspective of their specific beliefs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dominicanfriars.org\/DF_Brothers\/bro-basil-burroughs-o-p\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brother Basil Burroughs<\/a> reflected on how this day was both a momentous celebration of the one-year anniversary of <em>Roe\u2019s<\/em> overturning, as well as an official holy day within his faith.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a beautiful thing to celebrate this on the Feast of St. John the Baptist, who leaped for joy from the womb when he met our lord,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Like many other advocates present, Brother Burroughs was grateful to be \u201ccelebrating the goodness that has been achieved\u201d while also commending those committed to the continued fight.<\/p>\n<p>Religious or non-religious, the rally-goers agreed on two key things. First, life deserves to be protected \u2014 it is worthy of the fight. And second, there is hope for victory. The movement is stronger than ever before, and events like the National Celebration of Life Day rally remind pro-lifers that progress is possible when they come together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this [event] is what we needed to keep on pushing because some people are not so supportive. But there are also so many that love life in all of its stages,\u201d said one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-abortion-students-destroy-pro-life-memorial-at-catholic-school-ill-keep-killing-fing-babies\/\" title=\"Pro-Abortion Students Destroy Pro-Life Memorial at Catholic School: \u2018I\u2019ll Keep Killing F***ing Babies!\u2019\">pro-life students<\/a> from the Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n<p>As Hawkins declared in her speech, the overturning of <em>Roe V. Wade<\/em> was a \u201cnew dawn\u201d for America. But hope for further triumph \u2014 for a complete sunrise \u2014 is what motivates the pro-life movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSooner or later, the victory is sure to come,\u201d Hawkins said in the conclusion of her speech. \u201cHigh noon. Equal rights for all \u2014 born and preborn \u2014 is coming to America.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-dee4aadfd75b1272be4ab93e239f6373 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-dee4aadfd75b1272be4ab93e239f6373\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the anniversary of Roe V. Wade&#8217;s reversal, pro-life supporters united at the Lincoln Memorial for the inaugural National Celebrate Life Day. The event, organized by pro-life groups like 40 Days for Life, Live Action, and Students for Life, attracted advocates from all over the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2168,"featured_media":1957197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1957196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1957196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1957197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1957196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1957196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1957196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}