Vice President Mike Pence will make a more low-key appearance at the annual March for Life Friday, speaking at a dinner rather than at the larger rally held on the National Mall in protest of abortion.
“Throughout his extensive career, Vice President Pence has remained exemplary in his commitment to protecting the sanctity of unborn life and it is our utmost privilege to have a pro-life champion of his stature address this year’s Rose Dinner,” Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life, said in a statement.
Pence addressed the March for Life in 2017, shortly after he and President Trump were sworn into office. The following year, Trump became the first sitting president to address the rally through a live video address.
The march on Friday will be the 46th annual rally for the March for Life, which protests the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion across the U.S. Other speakers at the event will include Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-Ill.; Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont.; Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J.; and state Rep. Katrina Jackson, D-La.
Anti-abortion groups view the Trump administration as an ally to their cause. Trump has kept his promises to organizations devoted to ending abortion. He appointed judges that align with their positions, allowed religious and moral exemptions to the Obamacare contraception mandate they’ve sought, and examined how to discontinue pregnancy prevention funding for organizations that also provide abortions.
