Vance, Trump Tout Administration’s Record on Abortion at March for Life Rally
At the March for Life, Vice President JD Vance praised Trump-era anti-abortion actions, including pardons and policy expansions, while acknowledging ongoing movement debates, organizers said.
- On Jan. 23, 2026, Vice President JD Vance took the stage at the March for Life on the National Mall, touting the Trump administration's abortion record while President Donald Trump sent a supportive video.
- Rooted in the 2022 Dobbs ruling, the March for Life is an annual Washington, D.C. rally held around the Roe v. Wade anniversary and remains central to the anti-abortion movement.
- Among the measures cited were pardoning 23 anti‑abortion activists, expanding the Mexico City policy, and federal rules halting certain foreign assistance to abortion and gender-identity groups.
- Security was heightened after roughly 100 Patriot Front members paraded the Mall and anti‑abortion leaders criticized the administration for not restricting abortion pill access on Friday.
- Vance also made personal remarks, noting he and second lady Usha Vance are expecting a son, their fourth child, and framed abortion using ancient brothels and Psalm 139.
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The anti-abortion movement has been concerned about several positions taken by the Republican administration over the past year, despite restrictive decrees issued after Donald Trump's re-election.
Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally
By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance on Friday encouraged anti-abortion activists to “take heart in how far we’ve come” on the quest to limit the practice, listing the Trump administration’s accomplishments including an expansion of a ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services. “There is still much road ahead to travel together,” Vance told attendees at the annual March for Life demonstration, which draws…
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