March for Life President Jeanne Mancini offered her thoughts on Twitter about the recent news that the Democrat Party would be open to funding pro-life candidates and the ensuing push-back from pro-abortion advocates:
Abortion is Profoundly Anti-Women
Hundreds of Abortion Workers Leaving the Industry
Abby Johnson is the epitome of “the power of one.”
At the 2017 March for Life, Abby shared her story of quitting her job as director of a Planned Parenthood and going on to start a pro-life organization, And Then There Were None (ATTWN).
“I stand in front of you today as a woman who spent 8 years of her life working and running a Planned Parenthood facility but because of the power of conversion…I stand in front of you, as a woman who has been redeemed from her past.”
ATTWN has helped 330 abortion clinic workers and seven full-time abortion doctors leave the abortion industry. In fact, many of these “quitters,” as she affectionately calls them, stood with her on stage at the March for Life.
Abby relates the “power of one” to each of the “quitters” standing with her. “Almost every woman standing here today was touched by one person. For a client named Annette, it was some someone who slipped our website [brochure] under her windshield.” She goes on to say, “For me, it was a 13 week baby in the womb who changed my life.”
In 2010, the year after she quit her job at Planned Parenthood, Abby published, “Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line.” In the memoir, Abby tells the story of assisting in an actual abortion procedure – of a 13-week baby in the womb – and being hit by the realization of what was happening. That dramatic moment led her to quit her job and walk out of the abortion industry forever.
>>>> Many March for Life participants had a chance to meet with Abby and purchase copies of “UnPlanned” at a book signing at the March for Life Conference and Expo. You can also purchase the book from Amazon.
Abby concluded her 2017 March for Life remarks with these encouraging and bold words, urging participants to dig down and realize the “power of one” in each of us, which collectively becomes an unstoppable force.
“Now is the time to be unabashedly pro-life; to be bold in our defense of the unborn and their mothers. Through the power of all of us, we will not only work to make abortion illegal but we will see a day when abortion is truly unthinkable in this country.”
>>>> Learn more about And Then There Were None.
>>>> Watch Abby Johnson’s full remarks at the 2017 March for Life.
March for Life Statement on Charlie Gard’s Passing
“We are deeply saddened by the news of Charlie Gard’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with Charlie’s family, whose admirable fight for their child’s right to life has had a profound and lasting impact on the entire world. Though his life here on earth was cut short, Charlie’s spirit will continue to inspire an international fight to ensure that the sanctity of every human life is upheld.”
– Jeanne Mancini, March for LIfe President
“We are the Pro-Life Generation”
Guest Blog Post by Corinne Zay, March for Life intern
“I believe we [the millennial generation] are just constantly looking for our purpose in life and we will be happiest when we find that.” –Today Show Video
“We are the pro-life generation!” is chanted by thousands of young people each year at the annual March for Life. If you attend the March, you can tell by the number of youth that this generation, the millennial generation, is significantly pro-life. In fact, the majority of people that attend the March for Life are America’s youth.
Not only is the March for Life a symbol of great hope for an abortion-free America, but several polls show how the millennial generation is positively influencing a culture of life in the United States.
USA Today did a headline article on the youth of America and how they are changing abortion demographics in the United States. Here is what you need to know:
- According to Barna Group polling, 53% Millennials think abortion should be illegal in all or most circumstances. Not surprisingly, the pro-abortion movement often uses “Fight Back” as their slogan.
- The “intensity gap” between the pro-life and pro-choice movement is something to rejoice over. Of pro-lifers, 51% see abortion as a very important issue in our country, whereas only 20% of people in the pro-choice movement see abortion as significant. The lack of passion that comes from the pro-choice movement is significant.
- According to Students for Life of America polls, only 17% of millennials believe abortion should be legal for any reason and for the entire duration of pregnancy.
The millennial generation brings so much hope for the pro-life movement: there is a future of an America without abortion, the killing of innocent lives. With this hope found in pro-life America, it is also important to remember the people that are not a part of the millennial generation that contributed to this culture of life. In fact, many generations have helped to create and foster a culture of life in America’s youth.
Thank you to the pro-life leaders, to the generations before millennials, and to the parents who chose life for such a brave youth who will continue to fight for life! Together we are the “Pro-Life GenerationS”!
March for Life Statement on Motion to Repeal & BCRA
The March for Life supports the motion to proceed on the 2015 repeal bill, which would repeal the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare. The language from the 2015 repeal bill would prohibit tax dollars from going to abortion providers, and it would end the Obamacare tax scheme that allows taxpayer funds to pay directly for insurance plans that cover abortions. Should the motion fail, and the Senate then proceeds to the Better Care Act, the March for Life’s statement is as follows:
“March for Life Action applauds the work of the Administration, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in their efforts to ensure pro-life protections are included in the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. We praise the major pro-life victories within the bill, including the creation of the Stability Fund with pro-life protections and very significantly, redirecting taxpayer funding away from organizations that provide abortions to federally qualified health centers.
Yet, we have concerns. It is unfortunate that pro-life protections on the refundable tax credit portion of the bill will not survive the procedural requirements of the reconciliation process, thus resulting in the continuation of one of the most harmful abortion-related aspects of Obamacare. We urge the Congress and the Administration to do all they can to include these pro-life protections in future legislation.
We are grateful to the Congress and the Administration for the pro-life advances that are included in this bill. Our message will remain the same – abortion is not health care. We have worked from that principle in this healthcare debate and are committed to doing so in the future.”
– Tom McClusky, President March for Life Action