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Faith leaders, medical professionals, and members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly will join the fifth annual Pennsylvania March for Life to advocate for the dignity of every human being

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 15, 2025 

  

Washington, D.C. – March for Life, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Family Institute, will lead a demonstration for life in Harrisburg, PA on September 22nd. Pro-life Pennsylvanians will gather on the steps of the Pennsylvania State Capitol for the fifth annual Pennsylvania March for Life. The demonstration highlights support for the dignity of every human being, beginning in the womb.

“Our message is clear: every life has value, and every voice matters,” said March for Life president Jennie Bradley Lichter. “We are proud to stand with the Pennsylvania Family Institute to protect the unborn and support women and families across the Commonwealth.”

“PA Family Institute is excited to partner with our friends at the national March for Life, along with other state and local leaders for the fifth annual Pennsylvania March for Life – by far the largest rally at the Capitol each year, as thousands of pro-life Pennsylvanians from across the Commonwealth will gather on the Capitol steps to be a voice for the voiceless,” said Pennsylvania Family Institute president Michael Geer. “Together, we’ll stand against the injustice of abortion in a united rally for the sanctity of life and the support of mothers and families. Join us in Harrisburg on Monday, September 22nd, for a day of advocacy, prayer, and a public commitment to the immeasurable worth and dignity of every human life.”

The Pennsylvania March for Life brings together a coalition of faith leaders, elected officials, medical professionals and grassroots advocates. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, March for Life has supported and organized more than 30 state-level demonstrations nationwide, empowering citizens to defend life at the statehouse and beyond.

Pennsylvania is home to 75+ free life-affirming clinics and resource centers providing women, children, and families with healthcare, guidance, and tangible support to meet their needs.

 

2025 Pennsylvania March for Life

What: The 2025 Pennsylvania March for Life

Location: On the steps of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg

When: Monday, September 22, 2025

-10:00 a.m. – Pre-Rally Praise & Worship

501 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg, PA 17120

-11:00 a.m. – Rally

-12:00 p.m. – Pennsylvania March for Life

 

Speakers at the rally include: 

-Ryan Bomberger – “Factivist” & Founder, Radiance Foundation

-Michael Geer – President, Pennsylvania Family Institute

-Jennie Bradley Lichter – President, March for Life

-Sarah Bowen – Founding President, Pennsylvania Pregnancy Wellness Collaborative

-Dr. Robby Waller – Emergency Medicine Physician, Penn State Health

-Rep. Kathy Rapp – Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 65th District

-Rep. Jesse Topper – Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 78th District

-Sen. Judy Ward –  Pennsylvania State Senate, 30th District

-The Most Reverend Nelson Perez – Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

 

CONTACT: Pesch Strategy I Kate Monaghan Connolly  

kateconnolly@peschstrategy.com  

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March for Life is a non-sectarian organization that promotes the beauty and dignity of every human life by working to end abortion – uniting, educating, and mobilizing pro-life people in the public square. It hosts the world’s largest annual human rights demonstration in Washington, DC every January.

MFL President Says Decision Should be “a bellwether for other state leaders who want to prioritize the well-being of women and their children”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday June 26, 2025

Contact: Prudence de Bernardo, prudence@peschstrategy.com, 240-672-2828

Washington, D.C. – This morning, the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic confirmed that states like South Carolina can choose to defund abortion providers from their state Medicaid programs. This aligns with South Carolina law, which prevents the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions so that those dollars can be more readily used to fund health, not harm. The opinion of the Court by Justice Neil Gorsuch is a reversal of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding whether an individual Medicaid beneficiary can challenge a state’s decision to block its taxpayers’ dollars from going to abortion providers. The Court holds today that the Medicaid statute does not authorize an individual beneficiary to bring a federal civil rights lawsuit to challenge the state’s decision.

Detailed legal analysis is forthcoming from March for Life president Jennie Bradley Lichter, Esq., who this morning issued the following comment:

Today’s ruling gives states a clear path to preventing their taxpayers’ dollars from funding the abortion industry. This ruling is a victory for the women and families of South Carolina who will now more readily have access to truly excellent healthcare, provided by the 140 high-quality, authentic Medicaid providers in the state. It’s also a victory for the rule of law. The Supreme Court rightly held that the Medicaid statute does not authorize a single individual to unilaterally overrule the considered judgment of the people’s elected leaders about how taxpayer dollars should be spent.

South Carolina’s decision that abortion providers are not qualified to receive Medicaid dollars – now insulated from politically-motivated legal challenges – is a model for other state leaders in how to prioritize authentic healthcare for women, protect the rights of the unborn, and keep their taxpayers’ dollars from propping up the abortion industry.

March for Life was proud to lead a rally outside the Supreme Court during oral arguments in this case to show the strong grassroots support for the ability of states to choose health, not harm.”

To schedule an interview with Jennie Bradley Lichter, reach out to Prudence de Bernardo at prudence@peschstrategy.com or 240-672-2828.

A recent New York Times report in which more than 50 Planned Parenthood executives and staff from across the country were surveyed revealed:

–Numerous examples of botched care, including an inability to administer basic STD testing and accidentally placing an IUD in a pregnant woman, killing her child

-Haphazard operation of facilities leading to patients being prepped for the wrong procedure and some were even administered expired pain medication

-Patients commonly being treated by “undertrained staff members”

-The organization’s bylaws direct the majority of the hundreds of millions of dollars in donations they receive to political campaigns, not medical care

A South Carolina statute prohibits the use of taxpayer funds to pay for abortions. Accordingly, in June 2018 South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster directed the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) to deem abortion facilities unqualified to receive Medicaid funding unless they stopped performing abortions, impacting Planned Parenthood centers. Planned Parenthood and an individual Medicaid beneficiary sued the SCDHHS, and following litigation in the lower courts, the state appealed the case to the Supreme Court. Oral argument was held on April 2nd, while March for Life led a rally outside the Court.

CONTACT: Pesch Strategy I Prudence de Bernardo

prudence@peschstrategy.com

240-672-2828

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March for Life is a non-sectarian organization that promotes the beauty and dignity of every human life by working to end abortion – uniting, educating, and mobilizing pro-life people in the public square. It hosts the world’s largest annual human rights demonstration in Washington, DC every January.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday May 22, 2025

Upon passage of the reconciliation package today in the U.S. House, March for Life Action president Jennie Bradley Lichter issued the following comment: 

“Today, March for Life Action welcomes the House of Representatives’ passage of a strong pro-family reconciliation package that supports mothers and their children, and stops spending taxpayer dollars to subsidize Big Abortion.  

As this bill advances to the Senate, we express our sincere thanks to President Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, and other House leaders, for their bold pro-life leadership. Their commitment and common-sense negotiations ensured critical resources will be used to benefit American families instead of padding the pockets of the deadly Big Abortion industry. 

We urge the Senate to act swiftly and pass this legislation to empower mothers, protect unborn children, and improve the lives of families across the country.”

To schedule an interview with Jennie Bradley Lichter on this topic, please reach out to Prudence Robertson at prudence@peschstrategy.com or 240-672-2828.

We at March for Life are grateful for the pro-life, pro-family reconciliation bill text released today.

We applaud Speaker Mike Johnson, Chairman Brett Guthrie, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee for including a provision to defund Big Abortion providers.  Congressional action to stop taxpayer funding of elective abortions is long overdue.  Under this bill, instead of spending taxpayer dollars to end the lives of innocent unborn children and put their mothers at risk of harm, these funds will now be redirected to community based, qualified healthcare providers that support both mother and child.

We are also happy to see the House standing with every woman and for every child in the language coming out of Chairman Jason Smith’s Ways and Means Committee that takes concrete steps to support families by increasing the Employer-Provided Childcare Credit, making Paid Family and Medical Leave permanent, and making the Adoption Tax Credit refundable.

As Vice President Vance said at the 2025 National March for Life, “America is fundamentally a pro-baby, a pro-life and a pro-family country”.  On behalf of our marchers across the country, March for Life continues to call on Congress to ensure that our government dollars are spent consistent with these most foundational of American values.

-An executive order reaffirming and reinforcing the Hyde amendment that prevents taxpayer funding of abortions

-A Department of Defense memo stopping taxpayer-funded abortions in the military

-Shutting down www.reproductiverights.org, a pro-abortion propaganda site funded with taxpayer dollars

-Pardoning 23 pro-life Americans who were unjustly targeted by the Biden administration

-Reinstatement of the Global Protect Life Rule (also known as The Mexico City Policy) to prevent taxpayer funding of abortions abroad

-Rejoining the Geneva Consensus Declaration to stand in solidarity with other pro-life countries around the world

-Freezing Title X funding to Planned Parenthood clinics