{"id":2394891,"date":"2025-01-24T15:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-oppose-abortion-on-demand-in-march-for-life-address\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T20:12:22","slug":"trump-vows-to-oppose-abortion-on-demand-in-march-for-life-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-oppose-abortion-on-demand-in-march-for-life-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump vows to oppose &#8216;abortion on demand&#8217; in March for Life address"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-vows-to-oppose-abortion-on-demand-in-march-for-life-address%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=2394891&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--><p>In a\u2063 virtual address for the 52nd March for Life, President\u2063 Donald Trump reaffirmed \u200dhis commitment to the anti-abortion movement, stating that he \u2064aims to oppose &#8220;abortion on\u2064 demand&#8221; if he is re-elected. Despite previously taking a more moderate approach,\u200c he expressed \u2064pride in\u2063 the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision that overturned Roe v.Wade, emphasizing his\u200b support for \u2063families and life. Trump stated he \u2064woudl continue to defend the gains made by the pro-life movement, while stopping short of\u200d advocating for\u2064 federal legislation \u200bon abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance, \u2062who attended the event in person, articulated the need for cultural change regarding abortion and expressed a desire for more families and happy children\u200c in America. He highlighted\u2062 the responsibility of generations to each other rather than merely opposing abortion. Trump&#8217;s presence at the March for Life marks a significant tradition as he was the first sitting president \u200dto attend the event, which commemorates the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and has moved to solidify \u2062the \u200dRepublican Party&#8217;s alignment with pro-family and\u200b anti-abortion \u200dvalues. The event also featured \u2064speeches from other key Republican figures, reinforcing the party&#8217;s commitment to these causes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump vows to oppose &lsquo;abortion on demand&rsquo; in virtual March for Life address<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1946178\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> addressed the 52nd <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/march-for-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March for Life<\/a> on Friday, promising in virtual remarks that he would continue to support the anti-abortion movement despite the softer stance he took on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;In my second term, we will again stand proudly for families and for life,&rdquo; Trump said in an address that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">aired hours ahead<\/a> of schedule. &ldquo;We will protect the historic gains we have made and stop the radical Democrat push for a federal right to unlimited abortion on demand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/j-d-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JD Vance\">JD Vance<\/a>, who attended in person, then delivered remarks to the crowd in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington<\/a>, his first since Inauguration Day at the start of the week.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump has taken a more nuanced stance toward abortion policy since <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women&rsquo;s Health Organization<\/em> threw the issue back to the states in 2022, he pledged in his virtual address to continue backing families and the anti-abortion cause more generally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to your tireless work and devotion across five decades, that historic wrong was set right three years ago,&rdquo; Trump said, referring to <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>. &ldquo;I was so proud to be a participant. Six courageous justices of the Supreme Court of the United States returned the issue to the state legislatures and to the people, where it belongs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He added that in a second term, &ldquo;We will again stand proudly for families and for life,&rdquo; but stopped short of calling for federal action on that front.<\/p>\n<p>Vance carried the torch for the Trump administration in person this year, as Trump spent Friday touring disaster sites in North Carolina and California. The father of three young children, he spoke not only about government policy but what he described as the need for cultural change.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We failed a generation, not only by permitting a culture of abortion on demand but also by neglecting to help young parents achieve the ingredients they need to lead a happy and meaningful life,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;A culture of radical individualism took root, one where the responsibilities and joys of family life were seen as obstacles to overcome, not as personal fulfillment or personal blessings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also talked about &ldquo;the obligation that one generation has to another&rdquo; and said the issue is about more than simply opposing abortion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me say very simply, I want more babies in the United States of America,&rdquo; Vance said. &ldquo;I want more happy children in our country. And I want beautiful, young men and women who are eager to welcome them into the world and eager to raise them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The presence of Vance was significant. Prior to the first Trump administration, no vice president had ever attended the March for Life. Trump, for his part, was the first sitting president to appear in person, delivering remarks in Washington in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable speakers Friday included House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).<\/p>\n<p>The March for Life is held in late January each year to mark the anniversary of the <em>Roe v. Wade <\/em>Supreme Court decision, which was handed down on Jan. 22, 1973, and has continued even though the case is no longer the law of the land.<\/p>\n<p>Like Trump, Vance has sought to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3083453\/where-trump-vp-jd-vance-stands-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"thread a needle\">thread a needle<\/a> on the topic of abortion. He said last year that the Republican Party had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3187119\/jd-vance-gop-lost-trust-voters-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lost the trust\">lost the trust<\/a> of voters over abortion policy, even while maintaining that the GOP needs to remain the &ldquo;pro-family party.&rdquo; Vance has expressed support for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-calls-proposed-15-week-abortion-ban-deeply-problematic\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams Calls Proposed 15-Week Abortion Ban \u201cDeeply Problematic\u201d\">15-week federal abortion ban<\/a> with exceptions, though he also maintains that individual states should be left to craft their own policies.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that we want to be pro-family in the fullest sense of the word,&rdquo; Vance said at last October&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a>. &ldquo;We want to promote more people choosing life. But I think that there has to be a balance here. A balance between states that are making their own abortion policies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Vance described Trump as &ldquo;the most pro-family, most pro-life American president of our lifetimes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You make it possible for us to stand here and say that America is fundamentally a pro-baby, a pro-life, and a pro-family country,&rdquo; Vance told the crowd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1946178\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1946178\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump pledges to fight &#8216;abortion on demand&#8217; in March for Life speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2394892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/march-for-life-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4310,49176,8347,3634],"class_list":["post-2394891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion","tag-march-for-life","tag-pro-life","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/march-for-life-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394891","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394891"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394895,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394891\/revisions\/2394895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}