Alex Cameron: March For Life Activists Push For More Change In A 'Post-Roe' Generation

This past Friday, January 19, 2024, thousands of proudly pro-life Americans braved the elements in a very frigid and snowy nation’s capital to participate in the 51st annual March for Life.

Since moving here in 2020, I’ve covered this event, in some form or fashion each year, but the inclement weather made this one particularly remarkable. The participants, hailing from every corner of the country, seemed not the slightest bit deterred in their enthusiasm and determination.

What Does March For Life Do Now That Roe v Wade Is Over?

This is the second March for Life since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022. It’s always been held around the third weekend in January, to coincide with the January 22 anniversary of the 1973 Roe ruling.

Certainly, for the first 49 years, the event was a protest of the ruling, which legalized abortion nationwide. But organizers say it’s also always been a celebration of life, and is even more so now.

The March continues because pro-life activists say their work is not done. For some, the focus is on getting a nationwide abortion ban passed into law, while others want to restrict access to drugs that allow many women to get around state bans.

Others believe the focus needs to shift to doing more outreach and offering more support to pregnant women so that they would only consider abortion as a very last option.

There were small groups of counter-protesters along the March route Friday, emphasizing their belief that abortion is basic health care and that the government has no business telling women what they can and can’t do with their bodies.

The issue, it seems, will be front and center in this year’s election campaigns.