The theme for 51St The Annual March for Life is “For Every Woman, For Every Child.”
Held on January 19 on the National Mall in Washington, DC, this year’s march will honor the work of pregnancy centers and maternity homes, dedicated to the need to care for mother and child during the nine months of pregnancy and beyond. year.
The 2024 March for Life speakers include a wide range of pro-life voices, including Benjamin Watson, former NFL tight end; Jim Daly, president and CEO of Focus on the Family; and Pastor Greg Laurie and his wife Cathe, of Harvest Christian Fellowship. In 2023, the hit movie Revolution Jesusbased on Greg Laurie’s autobiography, the story of the last spiritual awakening in the United States.
“We are thrilled to welcome these inspiring pro-life leaders to this year’s March for Life,” said Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund. “For the past 51 years, the March for Life has been a powerful witness to the tragedy of abortion, while calling for stronger protections for women and the unborn. [March] speakers will discuss the 2024 theme: ‘Pro-life: With Every Woman, For Every Child.’ Let us also celebrate the heroism of pregnancy care centers and maternity homes, while offering a roadmap for how we can truly achieve a life-affirming culture that respects the inherent dignity of all human life.”
In a recent Fox News op-edMancino called Pregnancy Care Centers and Maternity Homes “the very backbone of our movement.”
“The leaders and volunteers behind such centers are heroes who make a culture of life. The courage that has inspired so many men and women to look beyond themselves in service to others will fuel our action as we continue to lovingly walk alongside women and give them real choices and hope. for a better future.
In 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Mancini quoted Winston Churchill when a Washington Post reporter asked him if the struggle had been won.
“Now this is not the end. This is not even the beginning of the end. But this is, perhaps, the end of the beginning, “he said. “Hopefully, Chapter 2 [means] doing more in the states and adding services to moms and dads in need.”
In the article, Mancini praised the pregnancy care movement and stressed the need to support women facing unwanted pregnancies and the children of those pregnancies. She also noted the hundreds of millions of dollars in material support and essential services that pregnancy centers provide each year to local communities.
“We need to increase that significantly,” Mancini said.
At this year’s March for Life, that message will be amplified as thousands rally in the Nation’s capital.
In addition to Watson, Daly, and Greg and Cathe Laurie, speakers include: Bishop John Abdalah, Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops (USA); Antonio de Mello, Community of Jesus, Brazil; Jean Marie Davis, Executive Director of Branches Pregnancy Resource Center; Aishia Taylor, author of Navigating the “Impossible”: A Survival Guide for Single Moms From Pregnancy to the First Year of Motherhood; and Dominick Tolentino, Penn State University senior and president of the Students for Life Club.
Danny Gokey, a top three finalist on season eight of American Idol and three-time Grammy Nominee, will perform leading up to the rally at noon. He will also sing the National Anthem.
Roland Warren, President and CEO of Care Net, thanked the March for Life for the organization’s support of pregnancy centers and maternity homes on a national stage.
“Care Net is honored that this year’s March for Life is dedicated to pregnancy centers,” she said. “Pregnancy centers are our nation’s unsung heroes, providing compassion, hope, and help to hundreds of thousands of women and men each year. They make abortion unthinkable by helping parents choose life for their unborn children and abundant life for their families.”
