d
States Karen parents is a mothe.
Twenty five years an educator
and an award winning artist she
works to bring attention in her
role as second lady to art
therapy in sacrifices made by
military service members and
their families.
See and her husband are no
stranger to the March for life
they've been here many many
years this might be one of the
warmer years that they've been
here though.
Please join me in giving a very
warm welcome to the vice
president and second lady of the
United States of America
.
Hello everybody I'm Kerry
[inaudible]
Thank you.
And I want to tell you that it
is my privilege to be with you
here today.
It is my privilege to stand with
you for life.
Thank you for being here first
standing in the cold for
something that you believe in.
Thank you for your stories of
courage.
Thank you for your stories of
progress and forgiveness and
starting over.
Thank you for your stories.
Of hope.
Thank you for your stories of
inspiration.
And thank you for your stories
of truth.
And it is my privilege to
introduce to you I'm very pro
life person.
The vice president of the United
States
.
Thank you Karen.
The joy for us to be with you
today you know my wife is --
Many things.
She's a mother.
She's an advocate for military
families.
Travel across this country.
She's even an art teacher at a
Christian school.
I couldn't be more.
Our second a lady my wife
[inaudible]
The genie.
The members of the board.
Members of Congress.
Faith leaders my fellow
Americans especially all of the
great young people in this pro
life.
Generation.
We the pence's and we're pro
life.
Our nation's capital.
Grateful that you made the long
journey here.
The largest pro life gathering
in the United States of America
the forty sixth annual March for
life thank you.
We gather here because we stand
for life.
We gather here because we stand
for compassion.
We gather here because we
believe as our founders did.
There we are all of us.
Born and unborn.
In down.
By our creator.
With certain unalienable rights
and first among these rights is
the right to life. Forty six
years ago this month the
majority on the Supreme Court
turned its back on that right.
But in that moment.
A movement was born.
A movement defined by compassion
and love.
A movement animated by faith
[inaudible]
And truth.
And a movement that's been
winning the hearts and minds
every days sans.
Because of all of you gather
here.
All those you represent all
those who've gone before.
We know in our heart of hearts.
That life is winning in America
once again.
Life is winning through the
compassionate care givers and
volunteers.
And pregnancy centers across the
country.
Life is winning through the
generosity of millions of
adoptive families.
Who open their hearts and their
homes?
In life is winning Sir
courageous men and women.
Who stepped forward to serve in
public office?
Now is Vance the cause of life
from our nation's capital to
state houses across the country.
To all the pro life elected
leaders that are gathered here
today we say from the bottom of
our hearts thank you thank you
for your stand.
Thank you for serving for life.
They do all gathered here today.
We urge you to stand strong.
The prepared to give a reason
for the whole did you have.
Be prepared to defend life.
But do so with gentleness
[inaudible]
And respect.
They will attack you.
They will question your hearts
to silence others.
But don't listen.
To listen to the truth.
And know that he who said.
Before I formed you in the womb.
I knew you also said I will
never leave you or forsake you
as you stand. For his creation
as you stand for the right to
life.
It is you stand we're here to
tell you that you.
You can be confident you do not
stand alone.
You are joined by.
Tens of millions across this
nation.
And know that you have an on
wavering ally in this vice
president in our family and you
have a champion in the president
of the United States.
The first day this
administration president trump
has taken action to defend the
sanctity of life.
Our president reinstituted the
Mexico City policy so now no
American foreign aid flows to
organizations that support or
promote abortion around the
world.
In the last two years president
trump kept his promise.
And he appointed more
conservative men and women to
our federal courts of appeals
than any prsident in American
history.
In this president signed
legislation.
And I had the privilege to cast
the tie breaking vote. To
empower stays two de fund
Planned Parenthood.
The truth is president Donald
Trump is the most pro life
president to American history.
We are grateful for your suppor.
house.he White House to your-
Life is winning.
In America once again.
But we gather here today because
we know we still have.
Much work to do.
So we urge you to stand strong.
Stand with that love and
compassion.
You stand for life.
And know that we will stand with
you.
Until that great day com's where
we restore the sanctity of life.
To the center of American law.
But you just don't have to take
our word for it.
You know it's an honor to
address you hear this annual
March for life.
But it's our high honor.
And distinct privilege to
introduce to you the forty fifth
president [inaudible]
Here's president Donald Trump.
Tens of thousands of families
students and people of all
faiths and backgrounds to our
nation's capital for the forty
sixth annual March for life.
This is a movement founded on
love and grounded in the
nobility and dignity.
Of every human life.
When we look into the?
She the beauty of the human soul
and the majesty of god's
creation.
Meeting at that every life is
worth protecting as president I
will always defend the first
right in our declaration of
independence the right to life.
During my first week in office
by reinstated the Mexico City
policy we havetaken bold action
to protect the religious
freedoms of doctors.
Nurses and charities like the
little sisters of the poor. To
prohibit.
And taxpayer funding from going
to any clinic that performs
abortions we're supporting the
loving choice of adoption and
foster care.
Including through the support of
faith based adoption services.
And I am supporting the U. S. so
make permanent the Hyde
amendment which prohibits
taxpayer funding for abortion in
spending bills.
Today have signed a letter to
Congress to make clear that if
they send any legislation to my
desk that weakens the protection
of human life.
I will issue a veto [inaudible]
Those the is a sacred gift.
As this year's March for life
team says each person is unique.
From day.
One important phrase unique from
day one and so true.
I want to thank Americans who
traveled all across the country
to March for life.
And I especially want to thank
so many young people who give us
hope for the future.
Together we will work to save
the lives of unborn children so
that they have a chance to live
and to love. To thrive in the
jury and to bless our nation and
reach their ull and glorious
potential.
Thank you god bless you and your
families and god bless America
