Temperatures hovered at around 20 degrees as thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 49th annual March for Life protest.
The march occurs around the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision: Jan. 22, 1973. And this year, there’s a growing sentiment among the protesters that it could be the last march before Roe is possibly overturned.
“We are hoping and praying that this year, 2022, will bring us historic change for life,” March for Life president Jeanne Mancini said. “Roe is not settled law,” she said to cheers from the crowd.
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