“While many participate in “A Day Without a Woman”, it is important to remember the millions of women who are permanently absent because of abortion. Since 1973, abortion has silenced over 55 million children in the United States, and continues to oppress millions of women, both in our nation and abroad. Women around the world face forced abortions, sterilizations, and the female-targeting practice of gendercide – a gender-selective horror that accounts for the disappearance of at least 100 million girls worldwide. 

It has been said — politically and culturally — that for one to be pro-woman, one must be in favor of abortion. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Abortion doesn’t help women or their children – it tears their lives apart. The truth is that life is an empowering choice for women and their developing babies. 

On International Women’s Day and every day, we at the March for Life are committed to working towards a world where every person – woman or man, born or unborn — is treated with inherent dignity and respect.”

– Jeanne Mancini, March for Life President

 

March for Life Statement on The American Health Care Act

“House Leadership and those who drafted the American Health Care Act deserve high accolades for their efforts to make certain that any changes to the health care system do not encourage, subsidize or directly pay for abortions.  They also deserve praise for sticking to their commitment to eliminate Planned Parenthood, America’s largest abortion provider, from Medicaid reimbursements for one year. This will redirect women to Federally Qualified Health Centers – which provide all of the health services American women need and outnumber Planned Parenthood clinics by a ratio of 20:1.

With that being said, there is still a great deal of work to be done to ensure that this entire bill is pro-life, specifically with regards to tax credits and health care savings – ensuring that neither go to pay for abortion. Our message is simple: Abortion IS NOT healthcare, and our laws should reflect this basic principle.

We look forward to working within the legislative process to fix such problems and guarantee that pro-life protections are included.”

– Tom McClusky, Vice-President of Government Affairs, March for Life Action

 

“With President Trump’s first 40 days behind him, we are happy to see him keeping his promises in the area of pro-life public policy, particularly by nominating a strict constructionist like Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court and by reinstating the Mexico City policy. As both the White House and Congress continue to work on solutions for health care reform, we urge President Trump and his Administration to work with Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to ensure that specific pro-life protections are included in the healthcare “replace” plan. We look forward to the continued commitment to pro-life priorities and urge Congress to pass the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act and the Pain Capable 5-month abortion ban, and for the President to sign both into law.”

-March for Life President Jeanne Mancini

 

March for Life President Jeanne Mancini joined MSNBC today to discuss the status of pro-life priorities under the new Administration.

She joined MSNBC host Ali Velshi after President Trump’s speech at the CPAC Conference in Washington, D.C.

WATCH:

During the segment, Jeanne noted the importance of pro-life values to millions of voters last fall and gratitude to President Trump for nominating Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

With the discussion of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” dominating Congress, she also pointed out how critical it is for there to be specific pro-life protections in the ACA replacement plan.

Media Advisory:

March for Life President Jeanne Mancini will appear on MSNBC today during the 11:00 A.M. EST hour.

Please tune in!

She will share the pro-life reaction to President Donald Trump’s speech at the CPAC Conference this morning.

You can also follow along on social media:

Jeanne Mancini on Twitter: @jeannemfl
March for Life on Twitter: @March_for_Life