fbpx

Over 100,000 Devoted Pro-Lifers March for Life in Washington, D.C.

March for Life

The March for Life as seen from near the top of Capitol Hill [Photo by Eric Scheidler]

A massive crowd in excess of 100,000 marched along Washington, DC’s Constitution Avenue to the Supreme Court building on Monday, January 23 in the 33rd Annual March for Life. Among the crowd were the League’s Joe and Ann Scheidler, their son and League Communications Director Eric Scheidler with his twelve-year-old son Sam, and Generations for Life Co-Director John Jansen. As usual, the march was dominated by pro-life youth (see related story, page 5).

The day’s events began with a rally on the National Mall that included speakers Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Bobby Schindler, brother of the late Terri Schiavo. President Bush addressed the marchers by telephone, reminding them that “the strong have a duty to protect the weak, and that the self-evident truths of the Declaration of Independence apply to everyone, not just to those considered healthy or wanted or convenient.”

March for Life

The March for Life as seen from near the top of Capitol Hill [Photo by Eric Scheidler]

Roe v. Wade: Indefensible

Enthusiastic marchers chanted pro-life slogans, some sang hymns, and many carried pro-life signs and banners. One of the most ubiquitous signs proclaimed: Roe v. Wade: Indefensible. The March concluded at the Supreme Court, site of the infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions that stripped unborn Americans of their God-given right to life. League National Director Joe Scheidler had been hopeful that the Court would issue a ruling in Scheidler v. NOW on the morning of the March, but no decision was announced until February 28 (see story).

After the March, members of Silent No More Awareness Campaign gathered at the steps of the Supreme Court holding signs reading I Regret My Abortion and I Regret My Lost Fatherhood. They held a press conference with testimonies on the grief and regret they have experienced because of

Women from the Silent No More Awareness Campaign tell the world that they regret their abortions, outside the Supreme Court after the March [Photo by Eric Scheidler]

Share Tweet Email