<p>Thousands of people took to the streets of Washington, DC this Friday to attend the March for Life.</p>
<p>This annual pro-life march comes just six days after the massive Women&rsquo;s March on Washington, an event which advocated for &ldquo;open access to safe, legal, affordable abortion and birth control&rdquo; among other issues.</p>
<p>The March for Life has been held annually since <em>Roe v. Wade</em> in 1973. This year, Vice President Mike Pence became the highest-ranking government official to speak at the event. &ldquo;Life is winning in America!&rdquo; said Pence to the crowd on Friday, emphasizing that we now have &ldquo;a president who I proudly say stands for the right to life.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Kellyanne Conway, senior counselor and former campaign manager, also spoke to the demonstrators. &ldquo;It is no coincidence that the first right cited in the Declaration of Independence is the right to life,&rdquo; said Conway. &ldquo;It is a right; it is not a privilege; it is not a choice. It is God-given.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Pence, known for his aggressive pro-life stance, took several actions to restrict abortion procedures in Indiana during his years as governor.</p>
<p>Trump, who once stated that he was &ldquo;very pro-choice&rdquo; adopted a conservative stance on abortion during his presidential campaign.</p>
<p>This week, Trump followed in the footsteps of other Republican presidents by reinstating the &ldquo;Mexico Policy&rdquo; &ndash; a rule that removes US funding from international health groups that provide abortion services. Trump has also promised to defund Planned Parenthood and to appoint only &ldquo;pro-life&rdquo; Supreme Court Justices.</p>
<p>The March for Life ;began at 1pm on Friday following a Christian rock concert and a prayer led by a Catholic bishop. &ldquo;We demand the immediate eradication of abortion,&rdquo; said the musical group Transform DJs. &ldquo;As we follow Jesus, this atrocity will stop with us.&rdquo; ;</p>