The Vice President headlined the seminal event for a second year in a row.
By Catholics for Catholics
Extolling pro-life sympathizers to stand firm and with joy, Vice President JD Vance headlined the annual March for Life rally in Washington, rousing the movement and telling the crowd that despite seminal recent victories, there is still a long, arduous fight to win.
“I know that there is still much road ahead to travel together: Take heart,” he said. “Take heart in how far we’ve come. But don’t lose sight of why we march, Vance told the crowd on Friday. “And so long as you are out there marching for life, I hope you know that the Vice President of the United States will march with you. God bless you all.”
For a second year in a row, Vance headlined the March for Life rally, a yearly event that dates back to 1974, which is held on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, according to a story by Newsmax. Thousands show up at the capital every year for the landmark occasion.
Vance told the crowd that he kept his vow on a call to action he made a year ago, adding that the pro-life movement has “an ally in the White House.”
“Now, some of you may remember that in my remarks last year, I told you all that one of the things I most wanted in the United States of America was more families and more babies. So let the record show you have a vice president who practices what he preaches,” Vance told the rally that aired live on Newsmax and the free Newsmax2 streaming platform.
“Usha and I announced this week that we are expecting our fourth. And it will be our third baby boy. So, we’ll take whatever prayers you can give. We certainly need them.”
The Vice President took the chance to remind the crowd that they have made great strides in the pro-life movement. Whereas in years past all seemed bleak, with little results in their long quest to vanquish abortion, now things look much better, he said.
“I remember friends of mine who spent their entire lives fighting for the unborn without ever seeing the victories that have accumulated in recent years,” Vance said at the end of his roughly 20-minute speech. “My friends, I’d ask you to look where the fight for life stood just one decade ago and now look where it stands today.”
Vance said: “We have made tremendous strides over the last year, and we’re going to continue to make strides over the next three years to come.”
