March For Life

Today is one of the highlights of my year.  It's the annual March for Life.  Hundreds of thousands of people, including many young women, came to Washington, D.C., braving the bitter winter cold, to defend innocent preborn babies. 

This annual march is unlike any other demonstration that takes place in Washington. Marches and protests happen here regularly.  But most demonstrators are almost always seeking some sort of action or policy that benefits them.  And that's totally fine in a free society.

But the March For Life is different.  Today's marchers are not asking for any monetary or policy benefit for themselves.  Their bank accounts won't get bigger if they are successful.  They are marching to give voice to the one group of Americans who literally have no voice -- our pre-born babies.

Whether one agrees with the marchers or not, and I strongly agree with them, they should be admired for their selflessness.  But unlike many other causes that come to Washington, the media here will vilify and mock them. 

Yet every year since 1973, pro-life marchers have come to Washington.  And this year, there is great joy in their hearts because our national nightmare of abortion on demand may soon come to an end. 

We believe that the current Supreme Court, with three Trump-appointed justices, will finally do away with Roe v. Wade, and return the issue to the states. 

When it does, the battle won't be over.  We want to make abortion unnecessary and unthinkable.  We will redouble our efforts to win the hearts and minds of the American people, and I am pleased to say that is a battle we are winning!  (See below.) 

The sanctity of life has inspired and motivated my work for decades.  Every four years I have joined a small group of leaders, including Dr. James Dobson, the late great Phyllis Schlafly, Tony Perkins and Bay Buchanan, to preserve the pro-life plank in the Republican Party platform. 

For 20 years, American Values has worked to advance pro-life legislation in Congress and in state legislatures, and we have been particularly involved in efforts to secure the confirmations of pro-life Supreme Court justices. 

If the Supreme Court does the right thing this summer, as we fully expect, you should feel a deep sense of accomplishment as your support of American Values made this great pro-life victory possible!