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Lauren Gambino in Washington

EXPLAINED: We re not done abortion opponents hold first march for life since fall of roe | Vintage Vibes

Protesters in front of US Capitol with March for Life Banner
Movement leaders urged Republicans to use House majority to restrict abortion rights even further. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Thousands of abortion opponents descended on Washington DC for the annual March for Life on Friday, the first time since achieving its foundational objective: persuading the supreme court to overturn Roe v Wade.

Every year since the landmark 1973 decision, anti-abortion activists have come to the nation’s capital to march, plead and pray for a post-Roe America where abortion wasn’t just banned but was “unthinkable”.

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