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First US ‘March for Life’ anti-abortion rally since Roe vs Wade, eying Congress

Anti-abortion demonstrators take part in the annual "March for Life" for the first time since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade abortion decision, in Washington, US, on January 20, 2023. © Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters

A half century after Roe vs Wade, March for Life supporters on Friday celebrated the Supreme Court's dismantling of that constitutional right to abortion and heralded the political struggle set loose by the court's decision. President Joe Biden pledged to do all in his limited power to restore core abortion rights.

The first March for Life since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade in June came with a new focus. Instead of concentrating their attention on the court, the marchers vowed to push for action from the building directly across the street: the US Capitol. 

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