march for life Archives

How You Can Join the Pro-Life Movement

Focus on the Family has been unashamedly pro-life since our inception 44 years ago. The affirmation of human life is one of our foundational principles, and I pray that however long the Lord allows our organization to exist, it will remain so.

Each of us as individuals has an important part to play as well. It’s not enough to vote for pro-life candidates and ballot initiatives and then wish women with unplanned pregnancies, “Good luck.” We have to be ready physically, spiritually, and emotionally to walk alongside women in need.

Topics: Current Events Tags: march for life, pro-life January 21, 2021 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Video: A Groundbreaking Moment at the March for Life

Every year it is inspiring to see tens of thousands gather at the March for Life.

As I shared on Tuesday, this year’s gathering featured an historic moment. President Trump, the first chief executive to address the crowd at the march, delivered perhaps the most compelling pro-life speech of any president.

President Trump affirmed Scripture, proclaiming, “Every person is worth protecting. And above all, we know that every human soul is divine. And every human life, born and unborn, is made in the holy image of Almighty God.”

Watch below to catch a glimpse of the march and hear more of the president’s powerful speech.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, broadcast, march for life, pro-life January 29, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Listen to President Trump on Today’s Focus on the Family Broadcast

It’s always encouraging to return to the office from the March for Life and swap stories with members of the team who attended the rally, whether for the first time or the tenth.

President Trump’s decision to show up in person turned everything on its head. From metal detectors to Secret Service on the roof-tops, the atmosphere was super-charged last Friday.

In fact, out of concern for security, Focus on the Family was even required to vacate its tent – and with it all our special hats and cookies we intended to dispense to our guests.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, broadcast, current events, march for life, pro-life January 28, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

What a Day at the March for Life!

The sun is just now setting across the Mall in Washington, D.C., the site of the annual March for Life.

It’s been a remarkable day.

Amid tens of thousands of pro-life stalwarts, many of them young, this year’s assembly was unlike any of the previous 46 demonstrations. That’s because for the first time in the rally’s long history, the President of the United States attended and spoke in person.

Standing at the blue lectern behind bullet proof clear-glass panels, President Trump’s message was moving and direct:

When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God’s creation.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, march for life, pro-life January 24, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Witnessing History at the Impeachment Trial and Tomorrow’s March for Life

If you had the opportunity to attend the
ongoing Senate Impeachment Trial of President Trump, would you go?

I’m in Washington, D.C., today ahead of the historic March for Life rally tomorrow and found myself with an invitation to sit in the Senate gallery, located in the north wing of the Capitol building.

I accepted.

Prior to sitting in on the trial, my colleagues Tim Goeglein and Joel Vaughan and I had an appointment at the Department of Justice for a briefing with domestic policy staff.

Topics: Current Events Tags: government, march for life January 23, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Honoring Preborn Life in 2020

Years ago, in the mid-90’s, a colleague at Focus on the Family attended the Beijing Women’s Conference. It was a global event convened by the United Nations and included a diverse level of world leaders and politicians whose stated goal was to achieve greater equality and opportunity for women.

My colleague asked a panel of well-known female political figures, “What woman’s rights are being protected? The adult female? Or the baby female? Because one of those females is taking the rights of the other.”

They refused to answer.

Topics: Current Events Tags: abortion, march for life, pro-life January 3, 2020 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

A Wild Week in Washington Highlights Man’s Desperate Need for Respect

I returned from Washington D.C. this past weekend following a series of meetings, media interviews and special ministry sponsored events that culminated with the 46th annual March for Life.

It’s an inspiring experience to stand on the stage and look out over the sea of humanity sprinkled across the National Mall, hundreds of thousands of pro-life stalwarts, many of them young – all of them united in an un-equivocating devotion to working together towards a day when every baby’s life, in every state, is protected under law.

Topics: Current Events Tags: events, faith, kids, march for life, pro-life January 23, 2019 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura