WASHINGTON (BP) – Thousands of pro-life Americans, including many Southern Baptists, gathered near the U.S. Capitol on Friday (Jan. 24) for the 52nd annual March for Life.
“It is an honor to be in our nation’s capital for the annual March for Life.”
Miles Mullin
This year’s March for Life, which is understood to be the world’s largest annual human rights demonstration, marks the third time the event has been held since the historic overturning of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which returned abortion legislation to the states.
It was the High Court’s Roe decision, handed down in January 1973, which inspired the first March for Life event, held the following year in 1974.
Since that first march, numerous pro-life Americans (including many evangelical Christians) have come together each January near the Capitol in Washington, D.C., to support the cause and re-affirm their commitment to protect unborn children and care for their mothers.
Among the Southern Baptists gathered at this year’s event were several staff members of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
“It is an honor to be in our nation’s capital for the annual March for Life,” said ERLC Vice President and Chief of Staff Miles Mullin.
“For many years, Southern Baptists have stood on the front lines to promote a culture of life and we wholeheartedly affirm that every life is made in the image of God, including our preborn neighbors. Many of our SBC churches are already working hard in their communities, creating a culture of life where children are welcomed, mothers are cared for, and families are given resources they need to succeed. Here at the ERLC, we will continue to prioritize and advance policies that both protect life and support our churches in those efforts, work that will help usher in a new era in the pro-life movement.”
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