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Lauren Gambino in Washington

‘We’re not done’: abortion opponents hold first March for Life since fall of Roe

Protesters in front of US Capitol with March for Life Banner
Movement leaders urged Republicans to use House majority to restrict abortion rights even further. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Thousands of abortion opponents descended on Washington DC for the annual March for Life on Friday, the first time since achieving its foundational objective: persuading the supreme court to overturn Roe v Wade.

Every year since the landmark 1973 decision, anti-abortion activists have come to the nation’s capital to march, plead and pray for a post-Roe America where abortion wasn’t just banned but was “unthinkable”.

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