March for Life Shifts Focus to Capitol Hill on 50th Anniversary
Even before the Supreme Court killed the 1973 Roe v. Wade pro-abortion decision last June, this year’s National March for Life was going to be monumental. With it being the 50th year of the decision granting a right to abortion, activists on both sides were poised to make a mark on Jan. 20. But following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision written by Associate Justice Samuel Alito, the focus of the anti-abortion movement has shifted from the Supreme Court to the House and Senate, in which lawmakers are stirring with competing pro- and anti- legislation. And in a symbolic bow to that shift, the March for Life itself is planning to detour to the U.S. Capitol, March for Life President Jeanne Mancini said. Read more...