FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the March for Life unveiled the theme for the 2026 National March for Life: “Life Is a Gift” at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Under the leadership of new President Jennie Bradley Lichter, the March for Life is renewing its commitment to energizing and uniting the pro-life movement at a pivotal moment in history.

This year, the March seeks not only to gather tens of thousands on the National Mall, but to serve as a catalytic moment, rekindling hope, resolve and purpose across the broader pro-life community. For decades, the National March for Life has stood as the largest human rights demonstration in the world, and in 2026 it will continue to fulfill that role as the central rallying point for national and international organizations working to advance a culture of life.

Jennie Bradley Lichter, serving now as President of the March for Life, said, “‘Life Is a Gift’ invites everyone, through the irrepressible joy of the March for Life, to be swept up into a movement that transcends politics and celebrates the joy, beauty and goodness of life itself by recommitting ourselves: to each other, to every woman facing a pregnancy and to every child. This is not a moment for passivity; it is time to renew, reinvigorate and march forward together.”

The 2026 National March for Life will take place on Friday, January 23, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The March for Life has announced that Grammy-nominated Christian band Sanctus Real will perform at a pre-rally concert. The National Anthem at the rally will be led by a chorus of young adults with Down Syndrome called the Friends of Club 21 Choir, based in Colorado Springs. The featured testimony speaker will be Ms Sarah Hurm, from Iowa, whose youngest child’s life was saved by abortion pill reversal. The banner leading the March will be carried by Georgetown University Right to Life.

For media credentials, travel information, and updates on the 2026 March for Life, members of the press can contact: Kate Connolly (kateconnolly@peschstrategy.com)

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.