Throngs of pro-lifers turned out, despite weather forecasts predicting a blizzard and three feet of snow.
The crowds weren’t quite as large as they’ve been in previous years, as many bus routes had been canceled due to inclement weather.
One pro-lifer captured a photo of Kelsey Grammer and wife, Kayte Walsh, at the event. Grammer, an actor, TV producer, director and writer, is known for his roles in “Cheers” and “Frasier.”
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Actor Kelsey Grammer and wife, Kayte Walsh, spotted at the 2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Barrett Duke)
The crowds chanted, “Hey, Obama your mama chose life!” and “Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Roe v Wade has got to go.”
Even barefoot monks joined pro-lifers and trudged through the slush-covered streets to take a stand for the unborn:
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Monks (front) march in 2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Jeannette Niezgodski)
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A barefoot monk (middle) marches in 2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Jeannette Niezgodski)
U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Ill., in a video he recorded at the event, said, “We’re here with thousands and thousands of people marching to protect life, to make sure that we recognize the value of every single life. We’ve been doing this for 40 years because we believe one day we will have leaders and a society that again embraces the value of all of life.”
Hultgren said one of the most exciting aspects of this year’s march is “the new generation who is seeing that life is precious – all ages here today.”
Watch Rep. Hultgren’s video from the 2016 March for Life:
Some mainstream media publications, such as CBS News, chose not to cover the big event, and still others downplayed the size of the turnout.
While the Washington Post reported it was a "small" crowd, photos of the event reveal a sizable rally – especially considering weather and transportation challenges in the nation's capital.
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2016 March for Life
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Jeanne F. Mancini)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Heritage Action)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Catholic News Agency)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Mollie Hemingway)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Raymond Arro)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Family Research Council)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter)
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Knights of Columbus at 2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Knights of Columbus)
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Pro Bikers for Life at the 2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Charlie Spiering)
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Actor Kelsey Grammer and wife, Kayte Walsh, at the 2016 March for Life (Photo: Instagram/Kayte_Kelsey)
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Catholic University of America students 2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Elizabeth Scalia)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Abby Johnson)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Alliance Defending Freedom)
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2016 March for Life activists arrive all the way from Michigan (Photo: Instagram/March for Life)
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2016 March for Life activists arrive all the way from Phioenix, Arizona (Photo: Instagram/March for Life)
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Southern Baptist Convention Ethics & Religious Liberty President Russell Moore (right) backstage at March for Life with Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and Little Sisters of the Poor (Photo: Twitter/Russell Moore)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Father Kevin Cusick)
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2016 March for Life (Photo: Twitter/Leslie Palma Simoncek)
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March for Life youth rally held Jan. 21, 2016 (Photo: Twitter/Bryan Kemper)
More videos from 2016 March for Life:
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Wow fantastic photo montage...shows you how much strength the pro-life movement still has in America. Too bad it is almost non existent in our Catholic Churches who seem to be all excited to bring more refugees of unknowable origin to bring further problems to us citizens. I still go to mass in our neighborhood and am astounded by the number of Obama stickers in the parking lots. I recently met an older man associated with Mt. Carmel who was a very nice guy. After speaking with him for awhile we went our separate ways and he got into his car with the Obama bumper sticker. I wanted to literally puke. I must repeat what I have posted before. Our Irish ancestors would spit in our faces to see what their descendants have embraced just to protect our jobs or to follow the union or the sainted Democrat party. Redistribution of wealth, abortion, homosexual lifestyle as just a-ok, in fact you are bad if you think their activities are sinful and sickening. 50 million abortions in our country....never a word from Father Mc, O or whatever Irish surname....he is too busy worshipping Obama. Maybe I am in the minority - but I could always tell who my friends were, and more importantly who my enemies were. Hurley, Dart, Cunningham, and O'Shea ALL supported Obama twice. They don't represent the tradition of the Democratic Party. I didn't leave the Democratic Party -it left me for an affair with far left socialist radicals. Wake up.
ReplyDeleteAbortion is a selfish choice.
ReplyDeleteThe biased media would make front page news if a single Black Lives Matter protester held a sign on their own lawn, yet they denied coverage to this newsworthy event where hundreds of selfless young people traveled hundreds of miles in horrible weather to bring attention to an important cause and not themselves. It's a shame the local officials are too self important to get on the wrong side of the liberal media by organizing a pro life rally around here even though they are all products of Catholic educations.
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