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The Real March For Life

Despite what people may say, this is what the March For Life was actually like.

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The Real March For Life
Tricia

Last Saturday I had the wonderful opportunity to attend March For Life in Washington D.C. It turned out to be one of the best weekends of my entire life. I know that sounds pretty hard to believe but it really was. I got to spend an entire weekend with incredible individuals who are as passionate about the Pro-Life movement as I am.

I hadn't been planning on writing an article about our trip but after numerous Facebook posts I saw bashing the event, I wanted to tell the Pro-Life side of the story.

The first thing I want to make clear is that March For Life was not a Pro-Trump event. Yes a number of pro-lifer's support Trump and his administration for the strides he has taken to defund Planned Parenthood, and yes there were Trump signs at the March. But the central goal of the march was to show the Supreme Court that despite what the Woman's March would have them believe, there is still a Pro-Life movement in the United States of America.

The thing that upset me the most about the Woman's March was that it claimed to be a movement which catered to a diverse array of issues and views yet anyone who was Pro-Life was discouraged from attending the event. In fact, a Pro-Life sponsor was dropped from the event.

And despite what people on Facebook may have you thinking, Pro-Lifer's do not want to take away women's healthcare. Taking away Planned Parenthood does NOT equal taking away healthcare. There are literally thousands of federally funded health care clinics in this country where women can go. From what I saw, there was not a single sign at the march that explicitly said take away women's health care. Yes, there were defund Planned Parenthood signs, I was carrying one of them. But again taking away Planned Parenthood does not spell the end for women's health care.

When you look at pictures from the event you might see a bunch of evil, woman-hating people (which we aren't) but I see so much more than that. I see a movement that's finally getting a chance to have their voice heard. I see thousands of people joining together without any hate or anger. I gave hugs to courageous rape victims and their children. We received overwhelming positivity from people who live in D.C. The Pro-Life movement is not a movement of hate it is a movement of love and acceptance for people of all ages and walks of life, including the unborn.




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