Anti-Abortion Activists Rally in DC in a Watershed Moment for Their Movement

By Oona Tempest

January 23, 2023

<br /> <span class="byline">Oona Tempest</span></p> <p>Thousands of anti-abortion activists descended on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 for the annual March for Life, a long-standing rally held for the first time since the Supreme Court overturned <em>Roe v. Wade</em> in June, rescinding a constitutional right to abortion.</p> <p>In this report co-produced by PBS NewsHour, KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney spoke with activists gathered in Washington about what this moment means for them and the future of the broader anti-abortion movement.</p> <p>This year’s gathering signals a turning point for a movement that has had a singular focus for decades. With <em>Roe</em> now defeated, that focus is fracturing into competing priorities as the practical implications of criminalizing abortion crystallize.</p> <p><a target="_blank" href="https://khn.org/about-us" rel="noopener">KHN</a> (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kff.org/about-us/" rel="noopener">KFF</a> (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.</p> <h3>USE OUR CONTENT</h3> <p>This story can be republished for free (<a target="_blank" href="https://khn.org/news/article/transgender-people-in-rural-america-struggle-to-find-doctors-willing-or-able-to-provide-care/view/republish/" rel="noopener">details</a>).</p> <p>
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