Trump on Thursday pardoned 23 pro-life activists. The president will address the March for Life crowd virtually, while Vance will attend in person.
Thousands of demonstrators are expected to participate in the annual March for Life on Jan. 24 as a new administration takes shape and pro-life advocates continue working toward an end to abortion.
The event marks the 52nd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Roe v. Wade and comes less than three years after the justices overturned it in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.
President Donald Trump, who helped solidify the majority of conservative justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, is expected to address the March for Life via video just days after he and Vice President JD Vance took office. A day before the event, Trump pardoned 23 pro-life activists whom the Biden administration had prosecuted for their activities at abortion clinics.
In 2020, during his first term, Trump became the first president to speak at the March for Life. Vance, meanwhile, is scheduled to speak at the March for Life rally on Jan. 24.
“President Trump governed as a pro-life president during his first term, which resulted in a long list of accomplishments,” March for Life President Jeanne Mancini said in a statement on Jan. 23.
“We look forward to working with him and Vice President Vance as they dismantle the Biden Administration’s aggressive and unpopular abortion agenda and once again put wins on the board for vulnerable unborn children and their mothers.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) are also expected to speak at the rally, which will take place on the grounds of the Washington Monument. The March for Life will begin with a pre-rally concert at 11 a.m. ET, followed by the rally and a march to the Supreme Court on First St. Northeast at 1:00 p.m. ET.
This year’s theme is “Life: Why We March.” Mancini said she hoped the theme would “be a source of renewed energy and focus so needed for this moment.”
She said that “the pro-life community has seen countless highs and lows, but the value of vulnerable unborn children and their mothers has not changed.”
By Sam Dorman
