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Pro-life Advocates to Address Marchers in Sacramento on March 31, 2025

 

Sacramento, CA – Today the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, partnered with the California Family Council, announced speakers for the 2025 California March for Life taking place on March 31st in Sacramento. Marchers who gather at the Sacramento Capitol Building to peacefully advocate for pro-life protections will be addressed by notable speakers, including keynote speaker Melissa Ohden, Founder and CEO of the Abortion Survivors Network; Dr. John Jackson, President of William Jessup University; Jackie Turner, Minister of Communication and Church Relations at Acres of Hope; Jonathan Keller, President of the California Family Council; Kathleen Jones, President and CEO of Life Choice Pregnancy Center; Hannah Gautsch, State March Program Coordinator at the March for Life; John Gerardi, Executive Director of Right to Life of Central California; and more!

Jennie Bradley Lichter, President, March for Life Education and Defense Fund:

“I am thrilled to announce our continued partnership with the California Family Council for this year’s Fifth Annual California March for Life, to be held on March 31st in Sacramento. This event is a crucial opportunity for us to stand united in defense of the sanctity of life in California – a state whose extreme abortion policies are no secret. It is more critical than ever that we make our voices heard on behalf of the unborn and vulnerable mothers. The March for Life looks forward to joining with thousands of joyful and passionate individuals and grassroots organizations to witness for Life in California.”

Jonathan Keller, President, California Family Council:

“We at the California Family Council are thrilled to once again partner with the National March for Life and our amazing local, state, and national allies for the fifth annual California March for Life in Sacramento. Every child in California, whether born or unborn, possess inherent value and dignity that we are called to protect. We warmly invite all Californians to stand with us at the Capitol on Monday, March 31, 2025, for a powerful day of advocacy, prayer, and dedication in the cause of life!”

The California March for Life on Monday March 31, 2025, will start with a rally at the Sacramento State Capitol Building at 12 pm PDT followed by the March at 1 pm PDT.

 

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

– (Keynote) Melissa Ohden, Founder and CEO, Abortion Survivors Network

-Dr. John Jackson, President, William Jessup University

-Jackie Turner, Minister of Communication and Church Relations, Acres of Hope

-Jonathan Keller, President, California Family Council

-Kathleen Jones, President and CEO, Life Choice Pregnancy Center

-Hannah Gautsch, State March Program Coordinator, March for Life

-John Gerardi, Executive Director, Right to Life of Central California

-And more!

 

WHEN:

12:00 pm PDT – March for Life Rally Begins

1:00 pm PDT – March for Life Begins

 

WHERE:

The rally will be held at 1315 10th and L St, outside the Sacramento Capitol Building in Sacramento, CA Learn more at https://marchforlife.org/california/

CONTACT: Pesch Strategy I Prudence de Bernardo  

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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.  

Pro-life Advocates and Legislators to Address Marchers in Hartford on March 19, 2025  

HARTFORD, CT – Today, the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, partnered with the Connecticut Catholic Conference and the Family Institute of Connecticut, announces speakers for the fourth annual Connecticut March for Life, occurring on Wednesday, March 19th. Pro-life speakers and legislators will join the thousands of marchers to peacefully advocate for pro-life protections for both women and children in the state. Notable speakers include: Melissa Ohden, Founder and CEO, Abortion Survivors Network; Jennie Bradley Lichter, President, March for Life; State Representative Brian Lanoue, Connecticut General Assembly, District 45; Chris Healy, Executive Director, Connecticut Catholic Conference; Peter Wolfgang, Executive Director, Family Institute of Connecticut; Patrick E. Kelly, Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus; Kaye-Leigh Doyle, mother, current board member and former client of Anchor of Hope Pregnancy Support Center; Jessica Power, New England Regional Coordinator, Students for Life of America, and others.  

 “I’m looking forward to attending the fourth annual Connecticut March for Life and standing shoulder to shoulder with so many others as we push back against Connecticut’s dangerous and extreme pro-abortion agenda. Mothers and their unborn babies deserve protection, but Connecticut is focused on pursuing policies that not only intentionally end the lives of unborn children but also hurt the women they falsely claim to help. Connecticut is even seeking to enshrine a so-called ‘right to abortion’ into the State Constitution. We invite everyone who cares about women and their children to march alongside us in Hartford as we proclaim that every unborn child has a right to life.” - Jennie Bradley Lichter, President, March for Life  

 “Each year, support for life grows in every corner of Connecticut. The March of Life is a perfect opportunity to show our elected leaders that people of faith are committed to preserving life and hold our political leaders accountable.” - Chris Healy, Executive Director, Connecticut Catholic Conference  

“Family Institute of Connecticut is proud to be a co-host of the fourth annual Connecticut March for Life. With pro-abortion extremists threatening to put late-term abortion into our State Constitution, Connecticut is now a front line in the fight to defend the sanctity of human life in our country. On March 19th, we will take a stand for parental notification and against enshrining abortion in our State Constitution. It is a beautiful thing to be pro-woman and pro-child and that beauty will be reflected on March 19th by the diversity of Connecticut pro-lifers: Black, Hispanic and White, male and female, Democrat and Republican, believers and non-believers, and people from every walk of life.” - Peter Wolfgang, President, Family Institute of Connecticut   

The Connecticut March for Life on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, will start with a rally at the State Capitol building at 12:00 pm ET followed by the march at 1:00 pm ET.  

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:  

• Melissa Ohden, Founder and CEO, Abortion Survivors Network  

• Jennie Bradley Lichter, President, March for Life   

• The Most Reverend Frank Caggiano, Bishop, Diocese of Bridgeport  

• Reverend Abraham Hernandez, Executive Director, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)  

• Patrick E. Kelly, Supreme Knight, Knights of Columbus  

• State Representative Brian Lanoue, Connecticut General Assembly, District 45  

• Chris Healy, Executive Director, Connecticut Catholic Conference  

• Peter Wolfgang, Executive Director, Family Institute of Connecticut  

• Kaye-Leigh Doyle, mother, current board member and former client of Anchor of Hope Pregnancy Support Center  

• Jessica Power, New England Regional Coordinator, Students for Life of America  
• Senior Pastor Willie Cordero, New Life Worship Center  

WHEN: 

• 12:00 pm ET – March for Life Rally begins 

• 1:00 pm ET – March for Life begins 

 WHERE: 

• The rally will be held at the Hartford Capitol Building in Hartford Connecticut – 210 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT 06106 

Learn more at  https://marchforlife.org/connecticut/ 

Please email Alexandra Bedner (abedner@crcadvisors.com), Theresa Olohan (tolohan@crcadvisors.com) or Emma Parker Wood (eparker@crcadvisors.com) if you plan to attend/cover. 

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.  

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Pro-life Advocates to Address Marchers in Atlanta on March 6, 2025

Atlanta, GA – Today the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, partnered with Georgia Life Alliance, announces speakers for the 2025 Georgia March for Life taking place on March 6th in Atlanta. 

Marchers who gather in Liberty Plaza to peacefully advocate for pro-life protections will be addressed by notable speakers including our keynote speaker Benjamin Watson, former NFL tight end, writer, speaker, and pro-life advocate; Georgia State Senator Ben Watson M.D., District 1; April Chapman, commentator, activist and host of The Standard of Truth Podcast; Felicia Pricenor, Esq., Vice President of Government Affairs, March for Life; Claire Bartlett, Executive Director, Georgia Life Alliance; The Most Reverend Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Archbishop of Atlanta; Reverend W. Thomas Hammond, Jr., Executive Director, Georgia Baptist Mission Board; and more!  

Jennie Bradley Lichter, President, March for Life Education and Defense Fund: “The Georgia March for Life unites hundreds from across the state to stand together for mothers and their unborn children.  Our 2025 theme, Life: Why We March, invites marchers to focus on the fundamentals: each life has inherent dignity from the moment of conception, and the heart of the pro-life movement is about providing resources and support to pregnant women and families.   

Despite continued legal attacks from pro-abortion advocates, Georgia’s Heartbeat Law is saving lives.  Dozens of community-based Pregnancy Resource Centers across the state are helping expectant mothers and families in need, every day. But our work in Georgia is not done. Our next challenge is to support and protect the health and safety of Georgia’s women and their babies through protecting them from dangerous chemical abortion drugs, and providing the resources needed to flourish.  We will keep working and keep marching until that goal is achieved.  

Together with our partner, Georgia Life Alliance, our wonderful speakers, and all of our dedicated marchers in Georgia, we march so that one day abortion is unthinkable in Georgia, and across the nation.” 

Claire Bartlett, Executive Director, Georgia Life Alliance: “Even with Georgia’s LIFE Act in full effect, Georgia still has one of the highest abortion rates in the country. Over 83% of abortions in our state are by the abortion pill cocktail – a full 20 points above the national average. At least 2 Georgia women have died from these dangerous drugs. This is why the 2025 Georgia March for Life and our partnership with the March for Life is so important to our state.  It’s more than a rally, more than a march. It’s a bold way to joyfully share our life-affirming message to our state legislators and to the media that our work to protect women, girls, and the unborn is far from over.”   

The Georgia March for Life on Thursday, March 6, 2025, will start with a rally at the State Capitol building at 11:00 am ET followed by the March at 12 pm ET.  

SPEAKERS INCLUDE: 

• Benjamin Watson, Former NFL tight end and Pro-Life Advocate 

• Georgia State Senator Benjamin Watson M.D., District 1  

• Felicia Pricenor, Esq., Vice President of Government Affairs, March for Life  

• Claire Bartlett, Executive Director, Georgia Life Alliance  

• Janelle King, Host, The Janelle King Show 

• April Chapman, Commentator, Activist and Host of The Standard of Truth Podcast    

Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer will lead the opening prayer and Reverend W. Thomas Hammond, Jr. will deliver the closing prayer.   

WHEN:  

• 11:00 am ET – March for Life Rally begins  

• 12:00 pm ET – March for Life begins    

  WHERE:  

• The rally will be held in Liberty Plaza, 262 Capitol Ave SE outside of the Georgia Capitol Building in Atlanta, GA.   

Learn more at https://marchforlife.org/georgia/   

Please email Alexandra Bedner (abedner@crcadvisors.com), Theresa Olohan (tolohan@crcadvisors.com) or Emma Parker Wood (eparker@crcadvisors.com) if you plan to attend/cover.     

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.

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WASHINGTON D.C. – The March for Life Education and Defense Fund is honored to announce that Vice President JD Vance will make his first public appearance after the inauguration festivities to speak at the March for Life rally on January 24th 2025.

In 2024, President Donald J. Trump asked JD Vance to serve as the Vice-Presidential Nominee for the Republican Party and this week he was officially sworn in as Vice President of the United States for President Trump’s second term in office.

As United States Senator for the great state of Ohio, Vance spoke at the state Ohio March for Life in 2023. We are excited to welcome him to the National March for Life in his new role as he once again stands up for the vulnerable unborn, women, and families across the country.

“We are thrilled that Vice President Vance has chosen the National March for Life for his first public appearance in his new role – a sign of his commitment to standing up for life. President Trump governed as a pro-life president during his first term which resulted in a long list of accomplishments. We look forward to working with him and Vice President Vance as they dismantle the Biden Administration’s aggressive and unpopular abortion agenda and once again put wins on the board for vulnerable unborn children and their mothers.” – Jeanne Mancini, President of March for Life and Jennie Bradley Lichter, President Elect of March for Life

Other speakers include:  

Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ)

Bethany Hamilton, professional surfer, mother, and pro-life advocate

Dr. Catherine Wheeler, Obstetrician

Josiah Presley, Abortion Survivor

Lila Rose, President of Live Action

Beverly Jacobson, CEO of Mama Bear Care

Jeanne Mancini, President of March for Life

Jennie Bradley Lichter, President-Elect of the March for Life

The Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas

Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison, President of the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod

Hannah Lape, student and President for the Wheaton College Voice for Life

The March for Life Rally will be held on Friday Jan. 24th and will begin at Noon Eastern on the Washington Monument grounds in Washington, DC.

The 52nd annual March for Life, the world’s largest annual human rights demonstration, will be held on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.

To learn more about the 2025 National March for Life, please visit  https://marchforlife.org/national-march-for-life/ 

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 largest annual human rights demonstration in Washington, DC every January.

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“Life: Why We March which reminds us of the basic truth that every life has inherent human dignity from the start.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the March for Life Education and Defense Fund announced the speakers for the 52^nd annual March for Life, taking place on January 24, 2025. Speakers include Florida Governor Ron DeSantis; U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ); Bethany Hamilton, professional surfer, mother, and pro-life advocate; Dr. Catherine Wheeler, Obstetrician; Josiah Presley, Abortion Survivor; Lila Rose, President of Live Action; Beverly Jacobson, CEO of Mama Bear Care; and Jennie Bradley Lichter, President-Elect of the March for Life.

This year’s theme, ‘Life: Why we March’ focuses on returning to our roots to acknowledge the humanity of each person, while also highlighting the need to protect and support both mother and child through the thousands of resources available to them. Our goal this year is to remind and reignite everyone — politicians, legislators, families, and women – in the truth that every life, unborn and born, has inherent dignity, meaning, and value, and as such is always worth fighting for. Our speakers will serve as witnesses to emphasizes the joy and beauty of life, and the dedication of the pro-life movement.

“We are overjoyed to welcome these inspiring pro-life leaders at this year’s 52nd March for Life.  For the past 52 years, the March for Life has powerfully witnessed to the tragedy of abortion, while calling for stronger protections for women and the unborn. This year’s speakers will address the 2025 theme—‘Life: Why We March’ which reminds us of the basic truth that every life has inherent human dignity from the start.” Jeanne Mancini, President of March for Life Education and Defense Fund.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the March for Life at this pivotal moment, and I couldn’t be more excited to share the stage this year with dedicated elected officials, pro-life leaders, and other great Americans who will share their testimonies about why they fight for Life.  There is nothing else like the March for Life, and this year’s lineup is a reminder of the enduring strength of our movement.” Jennie Bradley Lichter, President-Elect of March for Life Education and Defense Fund

The March for Life Rally will be held on Friday Jan. 24^th and will begin at Noon Eastern on the Washington Monument grounds in Washington, DC.

Speakers include:

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ)

Bethany Hamilton, professional surfer, mother, and pro-life advocate

Dr. Catherine Wheeler, Obstetrician

Josiah Presley, Abortion Survivor

Lila Rose, President of Live Action

Beverly Jacobson, CEO of Mama Bear Care

Jennie Bradley Lichter, President-Elect of the March for Life

The Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas, Chair, Committee on Pro-Life Activities, USCCB

Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison, President of the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod

Hannah Lape, student and President for the Wheaton College Voice for Life

The band ‘Unspoken’ will perform leading up to the Noon rally and Julie Stone, Sopranojam Music Studio will perform the National Anthem.

The 52^nd annual March for Life, the world’s largest annual human rights demonstration, will be held on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The March for Life will share additional updates as we draw closer to the day of the March.

To learn more about the 2025 National March for Life, please visit https://marchforlife.org/national-march-for-life/

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 largest annual human rights demonstration in Washington, DC every January.

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