March for Life

African American History Month

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African American History Month

 

As African American History Month comes to a close, we consider the impact abortion has had upon the community.  In the United States of America, tragically, black Americans are disproportionately targeted for abortion. While comprising 13 percent of the total population*, African Americans account for a staggering 36 percent of the nation’s abortions.**

Thankfully, many courageous individuals and organizations are working to reverse these statistics. At the 2017 March for Life, Bishop Vincent Mathews, Jr., President of the International Missions Department of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the nation’s largest African American denomination, spoke passionately about his work on adoption.

“Enough is enough. It’s time to rise up. It’s time to save lives!”

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Since November 2015, COGIC has engaged in a “Family Life Campaign” challenging church members to take personal action in the fight for life. Mathews encourages members to adopt children from the foster care system and babies in danger of being aborted. “It’s about going home, rolling up your sleeves, and taking care of a child…” he shared.

Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor at Anacostia River Church in the Washington, D.C. area is also speaking up about the tragedy of abortion for the African American community.

“I am hopeful. If the conscience and compassion of the community is awakened; if African American churches are mobilized and understand this from and personal and historical perspective, it holds great promise for changing the minds of the country, changing the hearts of the country, to make abortion unthinkable.”

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One of the most passionate speakers at the 2017 March for Life was Congresswoman Mia Love, who is the first female African American Republican elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.  She boldly declared, “Every time we kill a child, we, all of us suffer. We lose a little of ourselves and a whole lot of our future.”

 

Every child that is lost to abortion, every woman and family that is wounded by abortion, is a tragedy. Let us resolve to end the scourge of abortion on the African American community, and across our country.

 

 

*(US Census Bureau: https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-06.pdf)

**(Center for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/ss/ss6512a1.htm).

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Jeanne Mancini on MSNBC

 

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.

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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.

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Media Advisory: Jeanne Mancini on MSNBC

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

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2017 March for Life Media Coverage

 

Did you know that the March for Life was on the front page of the Washington Post and the New York Times the day after the March for Life this year?

I love how both pictures show the magnitude of the crowd and the joyful youth of the March for Life!

We still have a long way to go for the pro-life cause to be covered fairly, especially the March for Life. But this year, because of our outreach efforts and the visit by the Vice President, we saw some fair and even positive coverage of the March for Life.

>>>> You can check out the full coverage HERE.

The media outreach is no easy task. I can tell you that during the week and month of the March for Life, our leader Jeanne Mancini, is constantly in interviews, sometimes facing hostile reporters.

I’m sure you can agree with me that Jeanne does an amazing and graceful job in communicating the truth about the March for Life and the pro-life cause!

Some might even ask, why do this?

We believe, that no matter the opposition, we must speak with truth and love when sharing the pro-life message. Changing our culture to embrace life, takes time and effort, and we’ve engaged the challenge.

We hope you find the 2017 March for Life media update helpful. We are committed to creating a culture where abortion is unthinkable.

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Jeanne Mancini IJR Op-Ed on the Life of Norma McCorvey

 

March for Life President Jeanne Mancini was recently published in the Independent Journal Review with an op-ed on the life of Norma McCorvey.

I am incredibly grateful for Norma’s witness. Her story teaches us all that to be pro-life includes treating everyone with love and compassion, even and especially people who disagree with us.

Last week the world lost an incredible woman, but her true legacy – one that beautifully encapsulates the power of the pro-life movement – will live on.

Click HERE to read the full op-ed.