In the months leading up to the 2024 election, many Republicans tried to play off abortion as a lesser campaign priority following the backlash to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.
But one year into President Donald Trump’s second term, anti-abortion advocates are aiming to push the issue back into the limelight. The movement has been emboldened following successful lobbying to get Planned Parenthood defunded for one year in Republicans’ 2025 reconciliation law.
Friday’s annual anti-abortion rally, the March for Life, typically coincides with renewed activism: A Congress under Republican control tees up messaging votes, and the administration issues proclamations or executive orders.