Vice President JD Vance Urges Anti-Abortion Advocates to Persist in Their Mission
During the annual March for Life gathering in Washington, Vice President JD Vance praised the Trump administration’s efforts to curb abortion while encouraging anti-abortion activists to remain steadfast in their mission. Vance highlighted the expansion of a ban on U.S. foreign aid to groups supporting abortion services as a noteworthy achievement.
“There is still much road ahead to travel together,” Vance stated, addressing the crowd that had gathered at the National Mall before proceeding to the Supreme Court. The event, which attracts tens of thousands each year, serves as a platform for those advocating against abortion.
A long-time advocate for increasing birth rates in the United States, Vance has emphasized this cause since his political career began in 2021. “I want more babies in the United States of America,” Vance declared at last year’s March for Life.
Earlier this week, Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, shared via social media that they are expecting their fourth child, a son, in late July. “Let the record show, you have a vice president who practices what he preaches,” Vance said.
Vance also referenced the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade, describing it as “the most important Supreme Court decision of my lifetime.” He credited former President Donald Trump for his leadership and judicial appointments that “put a definitive end to the tyranny of judicial rule on the question of human life.”
Highlighting the “historic expansion of the Mexico City policy,” Vance noted its extension to cover both international and domestic organizations that promote gender identity and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. “We believe that every country in the world has the duty to protect life,” he asserted to supporters waving signs with messages like “Choose Life” and “I am the Pro-Life Generation.” “It’s not our job as the United States of America to promote radical gender ideology,” he added. “It’s our job to promote families and human flourishing.”
From the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope, sent his support to the march participants, urging especially young people “to continue striving to ensure that life is respected in all of its stages.”
An official indicated that the Trump administration is set to implement new rules halting foreign aid to groups that provide abortion as a method of family planning or advocate “gender ideology” and DEI. Traditionally initiated under President Ronald Reagan, the policy has been subject to repeal and reinstatement depending on the administration in power.
Since the 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe, the March for Life has taken on a more celebratory tone, with organizers shifting focus to a state-by-state legislative battle against abortion.
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