GOP Stands Firm Behind March for Life and Against Abortion: ‘We March for the Voiceless’

Thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered in the nation’s capital to advocate for the lives of the unborn during the 46th annual March for Life event on Friday.

The president and the vice president both made surprise appearances at the event, as IJR Red reported.

Vice President Mike Pence delivered a speech to the young activists, telling them to “stand with that love and compassion” and “know that we will stand with you until that great day comes where we restore the sanctity of life to the center of American law.”

A video rolled afterward of President Donald Trump’s message to the crowd as he told them that “we know that every life has meaning,” adding that he “will always defend the first right in our Declaration of Independence: the right to life.”

The president declared that he will issue a veto to any legislation that “weakens the protection of human life.”

Republican leaders stood up in unison against abortion during the March for Life event, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.), and several others.

McCarthy shared a video on the pro-life event, explaining that “we march for the marginalized. We march for the voiceless. We march for the unborn.”

“It is the act of love and the love of people across this country for children they never met that saves lives,” McCarthy said in a video. “We stand for women and children everywhere, to tell them we love you, we fight for you, and we are on the march for you.”

Watch the video below:

We march for the marginalized. We march for the voiceless. We march for the unborn. #MarchForLife pic.twitter.com/wQczUuDOdR

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) January 18, 2019

Appearing on the Eternal Word Television Network, Scalise said it was “inspiring” to see the young activists standing up for “life.”

“For me, we’re here in the battle every day,” Scalise said. “But to see people from all around the country, it just shows that this is a cause that is not just something that’s part of a generational fight, but the next generation is part of that fight as well.

“We’re ultimately going to win,” he added.

Watch the video below:

I’m proud to stand with #ProLife Americans today as they march for life! pic.twitter.com/ZdO5fyhKwd

— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) January 18, 2019

In a tweet posted Friday, Scalise stated that “it’s wrong that the US is 1 of only 7 nations — like North Korea — in the world that allow abortion on demand at any point in pregnancy.”

#WhyWeMarch → To say Planned Parenthood doesn’t deserve to be subsidized by taxpayers. To say it’s wrong that the US is 1 of only 7 nations—like North Korea—in the world that allow abortion on demand at any point in pregnancy. To say we are fighting for the unborn. #MarchForLife

— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) January 18, 2019

Crenshaw made an appearance at the March for Life event.

“We’re here because we value life and we understand how important it is for our country,” Crenshaw said in a video.

Watch the video below:

March for Life! Defending the value of the unborn. #MarchForLife pic.twitter.com/Tth36XDnyn

— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) January 18, 2019

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) shared that he reintroduced a 20-week abortion ban, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would protect the unborn after 20 weeks or five months of pregnancy.

“There are only seven countries that allow wholesale abortions at the 20-week period, including China and North Korea. The United States should not be in that club. I don’t believe abortion, five months into pregnancy, makes us a better nation. America is at her best when she’s standing up for the least among us and the sooner we pass this legislation into law, the better. We are on the right side of history.”

Senator @LindseyGrahamSC introduces bill to protect unborn children at 5 months of pregnancy, a point at which there is significant scientific evidence that abortion inflicts tremendous pain on the unborn. https://t.co/JzHZOL6oIR #whywemarch pic.twitter.com/PIwmO7rXe0

— Susan B. Anthony List (@SBAList) January 17, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) argued the event was “one of our nation’s proudest examples of peaceful activism.”

Today D.C. is hosting one of our nation’s proudest examples of peaceful activism, the #MarchForLife. I want to thank the marchers, especially my fellow Kentuckians, for bearing witness to human dignity and demanding respect for all life. @March_for_Life @KentuckyRTL

— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) January 18, 2019

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote a pro-life commentary piece, in which he explained how he was “proud” to co-sponsor the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act and the Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act.

I look forward to a time when every child—girl or boy, with special needs or special mind—has the opportunity to enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Keep marching for them. https://t.co/kmZQ0jilzV #MarchForLife

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 18, 2019

“I look forward to a time when every child — girl or boy, with special needs or special mind — has the opportunity to enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” he wrote. “Keep marching for them.”