Jan. 22 marked the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that enshrined abortion as a federal constitutional right. In June 2022, the high court reversed the 1973 ruling. Today a dozen states have enacted total bans on abortion.

WASHINGTON — Despite bitterly cold temperatures, organizers of the March for Life estimate that 150,000 anti-abortion activists will be in Washington, D.C. for the annual demonstration.

On Jan. 22, 1973, in its historic Roe vs. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state bans and made abortion legal.

President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress should take several steps to further restrict abortion and protect human life.

President Trump made a triumphant return to the March for Life on Friday, addressing the nation’s largest anti-abortion demonstration via video.

The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to resuscitate them.

"In my second term, we will again stand proudly for families and for life," Trump told March for Life attendees via video.

Rally organizers estimated a crowd of up to 150,000 would turn out and send a message to Trump, who is a complicated figure for the antiabortion movement.

President Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to veto a federal abortion ban, but Democrats warn there are already efforts underway to get the country closer to that point.

The National Mall will be a hub of activity for anti-abortion activists Friday morning, as thousands gather for the National March for Life for its third iterat

President Donald Trump is slated to make a video appearance at the 2025 March for Life, different from his in-person appearance in 2020.

Vance, who is the nation’s second Catholic vice president, will speak at the annual Washington event for the first time.