I was able to attend the 53rd National March for Life. It wasn’t my first March for Life, but as always it was so amazing to be able to join the thousands and thousands of people all marching for unborn babies. The impact that the march has on me is invariably profound. This year, there were an estimated 150,000 people at the March for life.
Among these people, there is such an awe-inspiring spirit of life and joy. The people that march are Christian, secular, young, old, and they all have the same beautiful goal: to restore the culture of life. It is so beautiful to think that we all come from our different walks of life to march together and advocate for the unborn. As a teenager, I feel so hopeful seeing all the other teenagers, young adults and kids, marching for life. One of the signs that marchers often carry says “I am the Pro-Life Generation.” There are so many pro-life young people, namely teenagers and college students, and I think that more than ever before, this is the pro-life generation, and we will make a change.
This year, the theme of the March for Life was “Life is a Gift.” All the speakers who spoke prior to the actual march perfectly embodied the theme. Vice President J.D. Vance spoke about the hope he has for the United States becoming a pro-life country, and the progress that has been made in that direction. Sarah Hurm was the testimony speaker and she talked about her experience having a chemical abortion and being able to reverse it. Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson spoke as well, saying that he came from an unplanned pregnancy and how grateful he was to his parents for giving him a chance at life. Jennie Bradley Licter, the new March for Life President, spoke also, reiterating the theme of the March for Life fantastically. Lastly, there were many pro-life state representatives that came up on the stage, some of whom spoke. All of these aforementioned were only some of the speakers, but all who spoke, spoke well, embodying exactly why we should march.
It was a sea of people, as far as the eye could see. There were people singing, people praying and people smiling everywhere you looked. Just like every year, the signs that people had made and brought were so incredible and eye opening. There is so much true and beautiful joy in all the people who march. The march itself is about one and a half miles long, and normally goes around the Capitol building and ends at the supreme court. This year, the weather was somewhere around 40 degrees, and the sun came out, shining down on all the marchers.
I was so blessed to be able to go to this year’s march, and I hope to march every year until abortion is considered unthinkable.
