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House Speaker Paul Ryan to Address 45th Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan to Address 45th Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.

 

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CONTACT: Kate Bryan – kbryan@crcpublicrelations.com; 703-683-5004 x1136

Mari Buttarazzi – mbuttarazzi@crcpublicrelations.com; 703-683-5004 x1120

 

“It is an honor to have Speaker Ryan…an unwavering champion for the pro-life cause,” said March for Life President Jeanne Mancini

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The March for Life is excited to announce that House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) will address the 45th annual March for Life, the world’s largest annual pro-life demonstration, in Washington, D.C. on January 19th, 2018.

“It is an honor to have Speaker of the House Paul Ryan address the 45th annual March for Life. Speaker Ryan has been an unwavering champion for the pro-life cause since taking office, and continues to utilize his post to promote the inherent dignity of the human person at all stages of life,” said Jeanne Mancini, President of March for Life.

“We are grateful for the significant strides U.S. Congress made in the last year to protect and defend the most innocent among us, and are confident that 2018 will see even more pro-life progress with Speaker Ryan leading the charge.”

House Speaker Ryan will join fellow Congressional colleagues Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL), and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) in speaking at the March for Life, in addition to Tim Tebow’s mother Pam Tebow, former NFL player Matt Birk and his wife Adrianna, President of the Heritage Foundation Kay Coles James, and Sisters of Life’s Sister Bethany Madonna.

Over one hundred thousand Americans are set to travel from across the country to our nation’s capital for this year’s March for Life, a demonstration that seeks to stand against the greatest human rights violation of our time – abortion-on-demand. The theme of this year’s March for Life is “Love Saves Lives”, embodying the true spirit and mission of the pro-life movement by enlisting the power of love to empower others to choose life.

More speakers and guests to be announced.

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MEDIA ADVISORY

The 45th Annual March for Life

“Love Saves Lives”

 

What: The 45th Annual March for Life

When: January 19th, 2018

MFL Rally – starts at 11:30am ET *featuring musical guest Plumb and speakers listed below

March for Life – starts at 1:00pm ET (directly after the rally concludes)

Where: MFL Rally –  12th St. on the National Mall, between Madison Drive and Jefferson Drive

March for Life – Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th Streets, ends at steps of Supreme     Court

Who: Confirmed speakers include:

  • Speaker Paul Ryan
  • Pam Tebow, mother of NFL/MLB star Tim Tebow
  • Matt Birk, former NFL player, and wife Adrianna Birk
  • U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
  • U.S. Representative Dan Lipinski (D-IL)
  • U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ)
  • Sr. Bethany Madonna, Sisters of Life
  • *More TBA

Additional March for Life Events: *all events listed below will be hosted at the Renaissance Hotel, 999 9th St NW, Washington, D.C., 20001*

Jan. 18th, 2018:

  • MFL Conference and Expo, 9:00AM – 12:00PM ET. Speakers include keynote speaker Stephanie Gray (Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform), moderator Kathryn Jean Lopez (National Review Online), Kelly Rosati (Focus on the Family), Tim Saccoccia (Knights of Columbus), Mai Bean (Charlotte Lozier Institute)
  • MFL Youth Rally, 2:00PM – 4:00PM ET. Speakers include musical guest The Restless, Jeanne Mancini (March for Life), Andrew Wood (Hope Resource Center)

Jan. 19th, 2018:

  • 36th Annual Rose Dinner, 7:00pm ET. Keynote Speaker is Pam Tebow.

For more information on events and details, visit https://marchforlife.org/ and follow March for Life on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Please send your RSVP and/or questions to one of the following contacts –

Kate Bryan – kbryan@crcpublicrelations.com; 703.683.5004 x1136

Mari Buttarazzi – mbuttarazzi@crcupublicrelations.com; 703.683.5004 x1120

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Can’t Attend the March for Life? Here’s What You Can Do

 

Even if you are not able to attend the 45th Annual March for Life on Friday, January 19, 2018, your voice is still important!

Here are a few things that you can do:

  1. Show your support on social media.
    • Support the March for Life and the pro-life cause on Friday using #whywemarch.
    • We want our friends, family, and the world to know why we are marching.
    • All of your #whywemarch and #marchforlife posts will be compiled at WhyWeMarch.org.
    • This is how we change our culture, with the truth and love of our advocacy.
  2. Send your lawmakers a pro-life message.
  3. Change your profile picture to say “I march for life”
  4. Facebook Live videos
  5. Stay connected with the March for Life
    • While we march on January 19, our important pro-life work happens all year-round.
    • Our theme this year is “Love Saves Lives.” Choosing life is not always easy, but it is the loving, empowering, and self-sacrificial option. Love is universally attractive because it is directed towards others. Love is what we all strive for because deep-down we are all drawn to give of ourselves in this way. Love saves lives in countless ways.
    • Sign up for emails so we can send you advocacy and volunteer ideas!
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Get Ready to March for Life!

 

The 45th Annual March for Life is just two weeks away!

On Friday, January 19, 2018, will you march for those who cannot speak for themselves?

Will you march to end abortion, the greatest human rights abuse of our time?

It’s not too late to begin planning your trip! Below are some helpful resources:

You can also download our 2018 March for Life app, which includes a schedule, an interactive map, and other helpful tools to prepare for your trip, and for use while in Washington. D.C. It’s also a great way to connect with fellow marchers!

We hope you’ll join us at the 2018 March for Life on Friday, January 19th, 2018 to make a stand for what’s most important.

Together, we will show the world #WhyWeMarch!

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Tips for First-Time March for Life Participants

 

The 45th annual March for Life is right around the corner. Many of you have been marching for years, while others are attending for the first time – we welcome all pro-life Americans to march with us!

Below are a few tips to make sure you’re ready for the 2018 March for Life.

See you on January 19th!

  1. Be prepared for cold weather!
    • Check the weather forecast before you’ll leave, but bring your warmest winter coat, no matter what!
    • Wear layers – you can add or remove depending on the temperature.
    • Bring hot hands for pockets, gloves, or boots.
    • Definitely bring gloves and hats, and wear comfortable, water-proof shoes.
  2. Stay connected with your group members.
    • The crowds are very large, so try and stay physically connected to your group as much as possible.
    • Make sure everyone has at least one leader’s cell phone number.
    • Give everyone a map – you can print off paper copies OR download the March for Life app.
    • Inform everyone of time and meeting place after the march is finished.
  3. Know your transportation options.
  4. Bring signs!
    • Be creative, and let the world know why we march!
    • Check out a few ideas HERE.
    • Even if you forget or can’t bring signs, many groups will have signs to hand out on the National Mall.
  5. Get ready to document your experience!
    • It’s important to show “why we march” – beforehand, post pictures, messages of why you will be marching for life with #whywemarch.
    • With the technology and social media options we have, every marcher can be a “citizen journalist.”
    • During the event, post pictures and videos of the crowd with #whywemarch & #marchforlife.
    • See all your posts at WhyWeMarch.org.
    • Consider wearing gloves that have screen sensitive finger tips!
    • Bring an extra battery charger for your devices!
  6. Attend the March for Life Expo
  7. Stay connected with the March for Life

The March for Life is an incredibly important opportunity for pro-life Americans from all across the country to come together and be a unified voice for a culture of life. We hope you will join us!

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Erring on the Side of Life

 

It is time that our laws catch up with science and err on the side of life.

House Republicans’ successful efforts to pass tax relief might have included a definition of the unborn child into the U.S. tax code. This would have been only the second time that our laws recognized the unborn child. But some, like Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), leader of the House pro-abortion caucus, ranted in a statement that “(t)he tax code is no place to define what constitutes an ‘unborn child.’” (The same Rep. DeGette, I am sure, has had no problem with the fact that the U.S. tax code has compensated for the unborn child’s destruction.)

Politicians were not all who were panicked. Pro-abortion advocates NARAL argued how “(t)he conversation about when life begins belongs with our scientists, our clergy, and our families. The last place it belongs is in our tax code.”  These are the same radicals who complained about a 2016 Doritos Super Bowl ad that featured a baby during an ultrasound amounted to “humanizing fetuses.” God forbid!

But when human life begins is not a subject that should be up for debate. Why then, do our laws seem to struggle to recognize what basic science would conclude: “that human embryos from the one-cell stage forward are indeed living individuals of the human species; i.e., human beings.”

The foundations of our democracy as well as science teach us the inherent worth and equal dignity of every human being. Whatever attacks human beings, attacks democracy as well. This was best articulated in President Ronald Reagan’s final March for Life address on January 22, 1988:

America was founded on a moral proposition that human life—all human life—is sacred. And this proposition is the bedrock of our national life, the foundation of our laws. It’s the wellspring of our Constitution. Courts may ignore it, and they have. They cannot—and I should add—have not denied it. When reverence for life can have no boundaries, when we begin to take some life casually, we threaten all life. . . .All human beings share an equal right to life simply by virtue of their humanity.

Isn’t there enough evidence for even skeptics to admit that those who assert the personhood of the fetus may be right? And if we are to err, shouldn’t it be on the side of life? I believe it’s time the law caught up with science.

Since 1988 we have seen incredible advances in pre-natal science. From 4-D ultrasounds that show incredible pictures (one might say life-like!) of the child to the ability of doctors to perform surgery on unborn children. When one of my nieces was born premature in the early 2000’s she weighed barely more than a pound. Her parents were told by her doctors that if she had been under a pound they would have been able to do nothing to help her. Today, a mere sixteen years later, doctors now can save children who weigh as little as 9 ounces! Everyday science shows that every child, born and unborn, is worth the effort to save.

In 2015 undercover videos revealed to the nation what groups like Planned Parenthood think of the unborn – that they are only worth the body parts that can be harvested from them. To Planned Parenthood and to other abortion advocates, it is better to dismember unborn children before they can be counted. But the life of every human being is an intrinsic good, not something whose value is conditional upon its usefulness to others or to the state. Those who support abortion are incensed by the insertion of a simple scientific definition in our tax code. Perhaps they understand that such recognition would be the beginning of the end in the struggle to restore respect for the dignity of every human life.