Pro-Life Leaders Optimistic as Trump Begins 2nd Term

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Trump and Vance addressed the annual March for Life after taking office.

Pro-life leaders expressed optimism as President Donald Trump began his second term of office, seeing potential for policy gains and messaging that would benefit the movement.

โ€œI am incredibly enthusiastic,โ€ Marjorie Dannenfelser, who leads the pro-life Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, told The Epoch Times on Jan. 24.

Dannenfelserโ€™s organization works to elect pro-life candidates across the country.

She made those comments at the 51st March for Life, where both Trump and Vice President JD Vance addressed pro-life activists.

It was the third March for Life since the Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision in Roe v. Wadeโ€”effectively allowing states to impose greater restrictions.

Dannenfelser said, โ€œThere is something really important at the March for Life for them both to make an appearance here.โ€

She said that part of changing the culture to achieve pro-life gains was โ€œelecting great pro-life champions like JD Vance and others, who are great communicators, who can cut through the morass.โ€

Trump has resisted the subsequent pro-life calls for a national abortion ban, stating instead that he saw the issue as one for the states.

He also said before taking office that he wouldnโ€™t ban the abortion pill.

Yet, pro-life leaders see room for progress for their movement; namely, in defunding Planned Parenthood, the nationโ€™s most prominent abortion provider, and altering regulations surrounding abortion.

March for Life President Jeanne Mancini said she thought it was a โ€œwonderful signโ€ that Vance attended the March.

โ€œThere were certainly some things on the campaign trail that, to me, were missteps … it’ll be interesting just to watch the Trump administration in the next few months,โ€ she said.

Students for Life President Kristan Hawkins told The Epoch Times: โ€œIf he truly believes that abortion … should not be a federal issue, then put your money where your mouth is. …The first step is to debar and defund Planned Parenthood.โ€

Dannenfelser told The Epoch Times that her group would approach the Trump administration โ€œas the friends that they are.โ€

โ€œWe have a lot of work to do, and we work within the possible. And I believe in the long run, everyone will be on board with some national limit,โ€ she added.

Pro-life activists have long sought for Congress to block the flow of Medicaid dollars to Planned Parenthood but Republicans havenโ€™t managed to make defunding the law.

Byย Sam Dorman

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