Hundreds of thousands of people attended the 41st
annual March for Life today in Washington ,
D.C.
The theme for this year’s march was
adoption, the alternative that pro-lifers have promoted over abortion. Participants noted the reduction in the
number of abortions and abortion clinics, as their efforts to promote the
culture of life are having some success, both through persuasion and various
state laws that have been approved over the last three years, such as those
that ban sex selection abortions, limit late-term abortions, strengthen
informed consent or parental notification/consent, and increase regulations of
clinics to match those of healthcare facilities. Many of the speakers discussed proposed state and federal legislation, such as legislation to prohibit the federal requirement of abortion in insurance coverage under United States President Barack Obama’s federalization of health insurance.
Although founded by Catholics and
supported by a tweet from Pope Francis, the March for Life organizers made a
special point this year of inviting Evangelical Protestant leaders to
participate. Their effort was
successful, as several Evangelical leaders, as well as other non-Catholics,
were among the speakers. As always, the
number of young people in attendance was striking.
There were a million elective
abortions performed across the United
States last year. Although this number is down sharply from the
peak of over two million per year, it remains a disturbingly high number. The toll from Roe v. Wade has reached 55 million in 41 years. Thankfully, the pro-life movement is saving
lives, but much more work needs to be done to promote the most basic of all
human rights. Let us pray for the end of
abortions and euthanasia and the respect for life for all human beings from
conception to natural death.
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