{"id":2549728,"date":"2026-01-23T20:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T01:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-tells-march-for-life-attendees-his-teen-parents-were-told-to-abort-him-is-eternally-grateful-they-refused-7\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T01:10:37","slug":"mike-johnson-tells-march-for-life-attendees-his-teen-parents-were-told-to-abort-him-is-eternally-grateful-they-refused-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-tells-march-for-life-attendees-his-teen-parents-were-told-to-abort-him-is-eternally-grateful-they-refused-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson Tells March for Life Attendees His Teen Parents Were Told to Abort Him, Is &#8216;Eternally Grateful&#8217; They Refused"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/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%2Fmike-johnson-tells-march-for-life-attendees-his-teen-parents-were-told-to-abort-him-is-eternally-grateful-they-refused-7%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=2549728&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>House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke at the March for Life gathering around the anniversary of the overturned Roe v. Wade decision, sharing a personal story that he was born after an unplanned teen pregnancy in January 1972 and that his parents resisted pressure to abort him. He thanked marchers for defending what he called the &#8220;unalienable right to life&#8221; and lamented the millions he said were denied that chance.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson also praised recent policy actions, claiming the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-to-campaign-against-ossoff-in-thursday-trip-to-georgia\/\" title=\"Vance to campaign against Ossoff in Thursday trip to Georgia\">working families tax cut<\/a>&#8221; (which he nicknamed the &#8220;Big Stunning Bill&#8221;) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >finally cut federal subsidies<\/a> to abortion providers and accused Medicaid funding of previously circumventing the Hyde Amendment. He argued the federal government should not subsidize an industry that &#8220;profits from the elimination of human life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance, who also addressed the crowd, framed the event as a civilizational struggle-arguing that defending life and family is part of a God\u2011centered national order-and criticized what he described as left\u2011wing messaging that portrays marriage and children as burdens. Both speakers emphasized the moral and social importance of families and protecting unborn life.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday d with attendees the story of a life that almost was not &mdash; his own.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson spoke Friday at the annual March for Life, held around the date of the since-overturned Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that claimed a legal right to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy exactly one year before Roe, in January of 1972, and a lot of people tried to convince my very young parents that they should just &lsquo;take care of that problem,&rsquo; but I am eternally grateful that they allowed me the chance at life,&rdquo; Johnson said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2014759318185242707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> posted to X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mike Johnson: &ldquo;I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy exactly one year before Roe. A lot of people tried to convince my very young parents that they should just take care of that problem. But I am eternally grateful that they allowed me the chance at life.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sdrAS0acH9\">pic.twitter.com\/sdrAS0acH9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/2014759318185242707?\">January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Johnson said he was thankful for the sacrifices of his parents, especially since many others in his generation were not afforded the same love.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think of the millions of children that did not have that same opportunity. And every single child deserves the opportunity to fulfill their God-given potential. And it is up to us to defend that freedom and that right, that essential freedom to be born, the unalienable right to life that is imperiled in our generation,&rdquo; he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/mike-johnson-claims-he-was-nearly-aborted-by-teen-parents-while-addressing-march-for-life-crowd\/\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson told marchers he was &ldquo;grateful you are willing to march and stand and speak for that issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy to say that all that is changing because of you, and despite the special interests that fund abortion, and despite the voices that tell you to look away from the beating heart, and despite all those who continue to deny the truth, you are here and we are here and we stand together for life,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-tells-march-for-life-attendees-his-teen-parents-were-told-to-abort-him-is-eternally-grateful-they-refused\/\" title=\"... Tells ... for ... Attendees His Teen Parents Were Told to Abort Him, Is &#039;...&#039; They Refused\">abortion industry finally suffered<\/a> a setback this year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For years now, we know Medicaid funds have skirted the essential protections under the Hyde Amendment and funneled tax dollars to abortion providers. And we said no more. And in the working families tax cut, the &lsquo;Big Beautiful Bill,&rsquo; for the first time ever, we finally defunded Big Abortion, and it was a long time coming,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We stand here today to say the federal government should not be subsidizing any industry that profits from the elimination of human life,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance also addressed the assembled marchers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The March for Life, my friends, it&rsquo;s not just about a political issue. As important as all this politics stuff is, it is about whether we will remain a civilization under God or whether we ultimately return to the paganism that dominated the past,&rdquo; he said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncregister.com\/commentaries\/jd-vance-speech-2026-march-for-life\">National Catholic Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, the far left in this country tells our young people that marriage and children are obstacles; that it&rsquo;s irresponsible, even immoral, because of climate change or some other reason, to encourage our young people to raise a family. They tell us that life itself is a burden. But we here at this march know that it&rsquo;s a lie,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;The March For Life, my friends, is not about just a political issue&hellip; it is about whether we will remain a civilization under God, or whether we will ultimately return to the paganism that dominated the past.&rdquo; &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?\">@VP<\/a> JD Vance &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CbqQPlpyo4\">pic.twitter.com\/CbqQPlpyo4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2014779414437916954?\">January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know that life is a gift. We know that babies are precious because we know them and we love them and we see the way they can transform our families,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know that family is not just the source of great joy, but it&rsquo;s part of God&rsquo;s design for men and women, a design that extends outward from the family to our neighborhoods, to our communities, and to the United States of America itself,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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