“Make no mistake, there remains an urgent need to advocate for the unborn at the federal level which is one of the reasons we continue to march annually in our nation’s capital even after the Dobbs decision. Pro-abortion politicians relentlessly work to enact federal legislation like the deceptively titled Women’s Health Protection Act which would cancel every states’ ability to limit abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, and erases existing pro-life protections for vulnerable women and children nationwide. If they have their way, the whole nation will go the way of the seven states and Washington, D.C. that already allow abortion for any reason, at any time during pregnancy. The overwhelming majority of European nations reject such barbaric policies with minimum protections for children after the first trimester. We as a nation need to work toward federal minimum protections for the unborn, and advocate for policies that support pregnant women and families in need.” – Jeanne Mancini, March for Life President
March for Life Sign Inspiration
The March for Life is an incredible opportunity to share the truth about life and communicate the inherent dignity of the human person.
If you’re looking for inspiration for signage to bring, check out a few of our favorites from past marches!
We also encourage you to think creatively about loving and truthful messages to share #WhyWeMarch.
If you aren’t able to bring homemade signage, many groups provide free signs at the rally.
Tips for the 2023 March for Life
In just a few weeks, pro-life advocates from across the country will travel to Washington DC to celebrate the gift of life and march against the greatest human rights abuse of our time – abortion. As you make your preparations for the 2023 March for Life, here’s a list of tips to help you take a stand for life!
Be Prepared for Cold Weather
The streets of Washington, D.C. can be chilly in January. Check the weather forecast before you leave, but bring your warmest winter coat, no matter what! Wear layers – you can add or remove layers depending on the temperature and bring hand warmers, gloves, a hat, and waterproof boots.
Stay Connected with Your Group Members
The crowds are very large at the March for Life, so try to stay physically connected to your group as much as possible. Make sure everyone has at least one leader’s cell phone number, and inform everyone of the time and meeting place after the March is finished. Give everyone a map of the March for Life route, which you can download HERE.
Know Your Transportation Options
If you’re with a large group with planned transport, make sure everyone is informed of the meeting and pick-up locations. If you’re traveling with a small group, we recommend using public transportation. Check out the March for Life website for more travel information and tips for DC public transportation.
Check Out Other Events Throughout the Week
Make the most out of your trip to Washington DC by participating in all the pro-life events surrounding the March for Life. Find related events on the March for Life website:
MarchForLife.org/related-events
Bring Signs
Be creative and let the world know why we march! Check out some of our favorite signs on Instagram for some inspiration. Even if you forget or can’t bring signs, many groups will have signs to hand out on the National Mall.
Share Your Experience
It’s important to show why we march!
During the March for Life, post pictures and videos of your experience and tag them with #WhyWeMarch and #MarchForLife! We’ll be sharing our favorite posts on social media and on WhyWeMarch.org!
Show Your Representative that You VOTE for Life
Traveling to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life gives the pro-life movement a unique opportunity to let our nation’s leaders know America is proudly pro-life! After the March for Life, consider visiting your representative’s office to be a voice for the unborn. Before visiting, be sure to read the official March for Life Action lobbying booklet, Capitol Hill 101.
Thank the Amazing Volunteers
The March for Life would not be possible if not for the dozens of volunteers who give their time, talents, and service to building a culture of life. We are especially grateful for the continued support and service of the Knights of Columbus. If you pass by one of our amazing volunteers, please give them a big thank you!
Stay Connected with the March for Life Year-Round
Follow the March for Life on social media.
Facebook: March for Life
Twitter: @March_for_Life
Instagram: @marchforlife
Youtube: March for Life Education and Defense Fund
Follow March for Life Action to stay up to date on our pro-life efforts on Capitol Hill.
Facebook: March for Life Action
Twitter: @MFLAction
March for Life Statement on Elimination of Helms Amendment in Foreign Spending Bill
By eliminating the Helms Amendment, Democrats are attempting to impose an unwanted abortion imperialism on both taxpayers and developing nations, many of which have pro-life laws. Marist polling shows that Americans overwhelmingly oppose the international funding of abortion –77%, including most Democrats, support such restrictions on foreign aid. Abortion is not development assistance and American taxpayers should not be forced to fund the abortion industry, either at home or abroad.”
Tom McClusky, president March for Life Action
Biden’s Values: Breakdown of the FY 2022 President’s Budget
President Joe Biden once said, “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you value.” With his newly released $6 trillion spending proposal that removes the decades-old, bipartisanly supported Hyde Amendment, President Biden has shown the American people exactly what he values.
Breakdown of Biden’s Pro-Abortion Budget
Eliminates the Hyde Amendment (pg. 807) – which would allow taxpayer funding for abortion on demand through Medicaid, Medicare disability, and other programs funded under the Labor/Health & Human Services appropriations bill. Before the Hyde Amendment took effect in 1980, an estimated 300,000 abortions were performed annually using taxpayer funds. The Hyde Amendment has saved an estimated more than 2.4 million lives since it first became policy in 1976, and it routinely saves more than 60,000 lives in the United States every year.
Eliminates the Dornan Amendment (pg. 1272), which would allow the District of Columbia to fund abortions through its Medicaid program. When the Dornan amendment was last gutted in FY2010, D.C. funded 300 abortions through Medicaid.
Eliminates the Aderholt Amendment (pg. 188), which would lift the Federal ban on gestating gene-edited embryos, such as three-parent embryos.
19% increase in funding for the Title X family planning program by $53.521 million to $340 million from $286.479 million (pg. 438). Once the Biden administration finalizes its new Title X rules, this funding will serve as a slush fund for Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry. Biden promised on the campaign trail that the public option would cover abortion on demand.
Calls for making permanent the expanded Obamacare premium tax credits (which subsidize abortion coverage) under the American Rescue Plan Act, and the creation of a so-called “public option” for a government-run health insurance plan offered through the Obamacare exchanges. (pg. 24) Biden promised during his campaign that any public option would cover abortion on demand.
Increases the funding floor earmark for international family planning/reproductive health by $8.7 million to $583.7 million from $575 million (pg. 916). This is a slush fund for international pro-abortion organizations including International Planned Parenthood and Marie Stopes International, which can now receive these funds due to Biden’s rescission of Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance.
72% increase in funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) by $23.5 million to $56 million from $32.5 million (pg. 125 of State Dept request). The UNFPA promotes abortions around the world and supports China’s forced abortion and sterilization regime.
Eliminates conditions on U.S. funds to the UNFPA, including requirements that the UNFPA not fund abortions and that funds not be directly used for coercive abortion programs in China (pg. 916)
Adds a sweeping notwithstanding authority for funding “to promote gender equality” overseas, which would bypass the Helms Amendment and Siljander Amendments, to potentially allow taxpayer funding for abortion or abortion lobbying overseas. (pg. 916)
Replaces the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Fund with the ideologically rebranded, “Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund” (pg. 916), made further dangerous by the aforementioned notwithstanding authority for gender equality activities.
Eliminates the application of the Helms Amendment to the Complex Crises Fund (pg. 832), which could allow those funds to pay for abortions
Expands the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund (WCF) to include pharmaceuticals and other products for global health activities broadly, including contraceptive commodities, and via funds from non-U.S. Government donors, potentially abortion-related commodities (pg. 901).
Expands the notwithstanding authority for bypassing country prohibitions to include global health activities more broadly, including contraceptives (pg. 916).
Eliminates provisions removing time limitations on embryo storage for IVF procedures funded by the Department of Defense (pg. 329)
The Biden/Harris budget is radically out of touch with the American people on the issue of taxpayer support for abortion. The majority of Americans do not want their tax dollars funding abortion, yet the Biden/Harris administration removed the long-standing – since 1976 – Hyde protections against such a policy. Joe Biden once said, ‘Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.’ Sadly, this administration does not value human life nor does it represent the wishes of mainstream America on such a critical issue.
