Now that the Supreme Court has ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson that the question of abortion is up to the states, the March for Life organization announced a new theme and plan for upcoming events. 

March for Life, announced the 50th annual March in Washington D.C., will be on Jan. 20. In a Twitter post announcing the “Next steps: Marching into a post-Roe America” theme. 

“On Jan. 20 we will celebrate the 50th March for Life & the momentous overturn of Roe v Wade!” the group tweeted. “We’ll honor those who have gone before us making this historic victory possible, & we'll present the strategic plan -the NEXT STEPS- for building a culture of life in this moment in time.” 

Those familiar with the national event can expect some changes in 2023.

The big one is that the march will now end at the U.S. Capitol rather than near the Supreme Court, according to a National Catholic Register report. 

“What we’d really like to do is celebrate the momentous victory of the overturn of Roe, (and) honor those who’ve marched before us,” the article said, quoting Jeannie Mancini, president of the March for Life. 

The timing for the national march will still be January in the coming years, she said. “Our largest group of participants in the March are students” so moving it to a different time of year “would be a very hard time for young people,” she explained.

“Roe and [the loss of] 63 million Americans is a scar in our culture’s history, in our country’s history and it’s not something that we’ll quickly move past,” she said in the Register’s report. “While we celebrate that we’re at this new moment … we will continue to march in January.” 

The group plans to turn its focus to state and federal pro-life cases. One of the top targets now is the fight to prevent the “Women’s Health Protection Act.” If that bill is enacted, according to Mancini, it “would undo all the good work that’s happening at the state level and it would go way further than codifying Roe.” 

Mancini said the group will continue promoting marches on state capitals, hoping to bring it to at least 20 states. 

Former Colts NFL coach Tony Dungy will be one speaker at the March for Life 2023. He will be joined by Jonathan Roumie, who stars as Jesus in “The Chosen,” the Register says. https://www.ncregister.com/blog/next-steps-after-roe-6-things-to-know-about-the-march-for-life-2023

The Catholic Church has long lobbied against abortion, regardless of evolving biological theories about whether life begins at conception, viability or birth, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) says. The bishops refer to the Catechism as its guiding principle. It says, "Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law" (No. 2271).