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“In a world marked by division, unrest, and fear, the pro-life movement brings together people from all walks of life, each with their own unique mission to promote the inherent dignity of the human person.”

~Jeanne Mancini, President of March for Life~ 

Washington, D. C. – Today, the March for Life Education and Defense Fund announced the first wave of speakers for the 48^th annual March for Life on January 29, 2021. Tim Tebow, a two-time national champion, first-round NFL draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner will give an address virtually at the Rally. Marchers will be addressed in person by retired NFL player Benjamin Watson and his wife Kirsten Watson who are authors, speakers, podcasters, movie producers, and parents of seven; Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family; and J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention will speak at the 2021 Rally. Elizabeth Eller, student body president at Christendom College, will be the student speaker this year. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, KS as well as Cissie Graham Lynch, daughter of Franklin Graham and granddaughter of the late Rev. Billy Graham, will lead the opening and closing prayers. The 2021 March for Life will be led by students from Christendom College in Front Royal, VA who will carry the banner; and students from Immanuel Lutheran School in Alexandria, VA will carry the flags.

All of these speakers work in their own way towards a society that values and protects every human life. The theme for this year’s March for Life is Together Strong: Life Unites and highlights the critical role each person plays in building a culture of life.

“We are thrilled to welcome this remarkable group of speakers to the world’s largest annual human rights demonstration,” said Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life who will emcee the event. “These speakers will showcase that the strength of the pro-life movement is in its diversity. In a world marked by division, unrest, and fear, the pro-life movement brings together people from all walks of life, each with their own unique mission to promote the inherent dignity of the human person.”

March for Life Rally Friday, January 29, 2021 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Speakers include:

• Jim Daly, author, broadcaster, president of Focus on the Family
• Elizabeth Eller, student body president at Christendom College
• D. Greear, pastor of The Summit Church, in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina and 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention
• Cissie Graham Lynch, daughter of Franklin Graham and granddaughter of the late Rev. Billy Graham and currently serving as a senior advisor and ministry spokesperson for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse
• Joseph F. Naumann, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, KS and Chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Pro-Life Committee
• Tim Tebow, two-time national champion, first-round NFL draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner and currently pursuing a career in professional baseball as a member of the New York Mets organization. He is the author of three New York Times Best Selling books.
• Benjamin and Kirsten Watson, authors, speakers, podcasters, movie producers, and parents of seven who are dedicated to the cause of family, justice and human dignity. Benjamin played 16 seasons in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots.

Matthew West, the GMA Dove Award®-winning and GRAMMY Award®-nominated artist/songwriter, will be performing at this year’s Pre-Rally Concert from 11am-noon.

The 48^th annual March for Life, the world’s largest annual human rights demonstration, will be held on January 29, 2021. The March for Life will continue share more information about the theme Together Strong: Life Unites and additional speakers leading up to the March for Life.

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We are thrilled to announce that Tim Tebow will be our 2021 Rose Dinner Keynote speaker!

The annual Rose Dinner, a pro-life gala we host on the evening of the March for Life, is going virtual this year. Please join us on Friday, January 29^th at 7 p.m. for an intimate evening of inspiration filled with amazing speakers and pro-life messages.

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About our keynote speaker:

Tim Tebow is a two-time national champion, first-round NFL draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner. In addition, he serves as a college football analyst for ESPN. Prior to joining ESPN Tebow played three years in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and the New Your Jets. Currently, Tebow is pursuing a career in professional baseball as a member of the New York Mets organization.

Tebow is the author of three New York Times Best Selling books; Through My Eyes, which was named the #1 sports and religion book of 2011 and Shaken: “Discovering your True Identity in the Midst of Life’s Storms” which released in 2016 and won the 2017 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Book of the Year. Tebow released his third New York Times bestseller, This Is The Day, in September of 2018.

Tim Tebow grew up the son of missionaries and has returned to the Philippines several times throughout his life to spread God’s word and do the Lord’s work by serving the needy.

The Tim Tebow Foundation was established in 2012 with the goal to bring Faith, Hope, and Love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need. The foundation fulfills this mission every day by making dream come true for children with life-threatening illnesses, building Timmy’s Playrooms in children’s hospitals, providing life-changing surgeries to children of the Philippines through the Tebow CURE Hospital, sponsoring Night to Shine, a nationwide prom and worldwide movement for people with special needs, providing care for orphans in six countries and adoption aid grants for families who choose to adopt an international child with special needs.

Tim is married to Demi-Leigh Tebow (née Nel-Peters) who is a South African model and former beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2017. She was crowned Miss South Africa 2017, and is the second Miss Universe winner from South Africa.

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Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as a running mate has left no room for doubt; he is the abortion candidate, leaving behind any semblance of being a moderate. And sadly this Democratic ticket is perhaps the most pro-abortion in history, in favor of radical abortion policies out of touch with mainstream Americans like abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy and paid for by taxpayers. A Biden-Harris administration will translate to a profound lack of protection and respect for the most vulnerable Americans, the unborn.”

Jeanne Mancini, president of March for Life

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For the second time in dealing with Coronavirus, Politifact decided that defending Speaker Nancy Pelosi was more important than presenting the facts. Their latest posting unfortunately portrays the March for Life as liars—even though they never took the initiative to ask for information to substantiate our claim that the HEROES Act would help fund abortion. Not only can we confidently support our claim, but we have collected EIGHT different pieces of overwhelming evidence.

March for Life Action took to twitter to stand up to Politifact and present the facts. You can read a break down of the thread below.

Nancy Pelosi's HEROES Act does support abortion despite what Politifact says. If @PolitiFact had asked before publishing their "analysis" we would have supplied them the following information with citations: 1/13 (long thread, bring coffee)

— March for Life Action (@MFLAction) June 4, 2020

While it would be great if Politifact got the record straight, what is really important is that we take a stand to make sure our lawmakers know that pro-life Americans DO NOT support ANY public funding of the abortion industry. Click below to send a message to your elected officials about demanding Hyde protections in funding bills.

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8 Ways the Ill-Named HEROES Act Funds Abortion

1. Division A, Title III—Financial Services and General Government (FSGG)—Coronavirus State Fiscal Relief Fund and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Relief Fund (pgs. 22-33): These two relief funds, lack pro-life protections, appropriates $915 billion.

2. Division A, Title VI—Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education—Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund—Health Care Provider Relief Fund. Division C, Title VI, Subtitle A—Assistance to Providers and Health System—HEALTH CARE PROVIDER RELIEF FUND—SEC. 30611: The bill creates a novel Health Care Provider Relief Fund containing $100 billion that could go to abortion providers. (pg. 570), (pg. 585), (pg. 87).

3. Division B, Title II—Additional Relief for Workers: This division includes expansions of federal subsidies of employer-sponsored health insurance, including plans that cover abortion: Subtitle B— Section 20211 – Tax Credits to Prevent Business Interruption (pg. 236). Subtitle C— Section 20221 – Credits for Paid Sick and Family Leave (pg. 267). Through this credit, taxpayers subsidize the cost of health insurance that may often include elective abortion. This bill extends the tax credit an additional calendar year but does not include any Hyde protections.

4. Division C, Title III—Private Insurance Provisions, Subtitle B—Worker Health Coverage Protection (pg. 402-448): Many employer-sponsored health care plans include elective abortions, but no Hyde protections were applied to ensure that taxpayer dollars would not finance abortion-covering plans.

5. Division I, Small Business Provisions— AMENDMENTS TO THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (beginning pg. 821): The HEROES Act removes the affiliation rule from the PPP allowing the abortion-giant Planned Parenthood access to the funds.

6. Division Q, Title I—Provisions Relating to State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Workers (pg. 1527). The bill creates a COVID-19 Heroes Fund that will issue grants for employers to pay individual essential workers $13/hour up to $10,000 above normal employee earnings until 60 days after the last day of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Nothing bars abortion clinic employees from eligibility for this premium pay.

7. The Manager’s Amendment (Title VII—Other Matters, Sec. 30701), — States that, both in this bill and provisions in past COVID-19 relief bills signed into law, no person shall be “excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination… based on any factor … such as… pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions…”. If adopted, this provision could override the Hyde protections that have been included in this bill and in past COVID-19-related legislation: the CARES Act (HR 748), the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (HR 6201), and the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (HR 6074).

8. The Manager’s Amendment — Also contains two provisions (SEC. 30307 and SEC. 30308) that provide funding to group health insurance plans. Neither provision includes any Hyde protection language to ensure taxpayer dollars do not fund health plans that include elective abortion.

We will continue to provide you with this important pro-life information, but we need your help to make sure our elected officials hear from you to really make a difference!

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Sue Ellen Browder, author of ‘Subverted: How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women’s Movement’ discusses the propaganda used to sell the lie of abortion and change the Women’s Movement forever.

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Every day is an opportunity to advocate for life!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our pro-life webinar CA March for Life: Sacramento 101. Together, we were able to learn about the principles of effective lobbying, the specific and current issues California is facing, and what we can do right now to champion pro-life policies to our California elected representative.

For more insights on effective lobbying and how you can advocate for the unborn in California, download the Sacramento 101 info packet!

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If you were unable to join us for the live webinar or would like a refresher, check out a recording of the event below!

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Every day is an opportunity to advocate for life!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our pro-life webinar CA March for Life: Sacramento 101. Together, we were able to learn about the principles of effective lobbying, the specific and current issues California is facing, and what we can do right now to champion pro-life policies to our California elected representative.

For more insights on effective lobbying and how you can advocate for the unborn in California, download the Sacramento 101 info packet!

Download

If you were unable to join us for the live webinar or would like a refresher, check out a recording of the event below!

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Dr. Michael New, Associate Scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute discusses the life-saving impact of the pro-life movement.

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The March for Life, together with the PA Catholic Conference and PA Family Institute, is thrilled to host the Pennsylvania March for Life: Login for Life, an educational webinar on Pennsylvania pro-life advocacy, on Monday, May 18th from 12:00 – 1:15 PM ET.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone to learn about the principles of effective lobbying, the specific and current issues Pennsylvania is facing, and what you can do right now to champion pro-life policies to your Pennsylvania elected representatives. We are also thrilled to announce our special guest speakers:

• Abby Johnson: Founder of And Then There Were None, and former Planned Parenthood Clinic Director
• Ryan Bomberger: Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer for the Radiance Foundation
• Dr. Monique Ruberu: Pro-Life OBGYN and 40 Days For Life Campaign Leader

 
There are only 1000 seats available in the webinar, so make sure to register now and send this email to anyone you think would like to attend as well. We hope to see you there!

REGISTER TODAY!

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