Vice President JD Vance acknowledged “the elephant in the room” at the March for Life on Friday—that the second Trump administration has not acted fast enough on pro-life policy.
“I want you to know I hear you, and I understand there will inevitably be debates within this movement,” he told the crowd.
“We love each other, but we’re going to have open conversations about how best to use our political system to advance life, how prudential we must be in the cause of advancing human life.”
Pro-lifers from all over the country gathered at the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Friday, to advocate for the right to life of unborn children.
Vance’s remarks come amid frustration of pro-life leaders that the administration has not done more to regulate the chemical abortion pill, the predominant method of abortions.
“The administration needs to take bold action on the abortion pill,” Live Action president Lila Rose told The Daily Signal. “It should not be on the market. It’s a extremely dangerous drug for women, and then it has killed several million unborn children.”
Vance said debates within the pro-life movement “help keep people like me honest.”
“We have made tremendous strides over the last year, and we’re going to continue to make strides over the next three years to come. But I’m a realist. I know that there is still much road ahead to travel together,” he said.
“Take heart, and see how far we’ve come, but don’t lose sight of why we march,” he continued.
Vance assured marchers that the pro-life movement’s voices are heard by their government.
“Under this administration, with the president of the United States and the vice president, you have an ally in the White House,” he said.
Vance touted pro-life achievements from President Donald Trump’s first year in office, such as reviewing whether Planned Parenthood affiliates illegally received $88 million in loans during the COVID-19 pandemic; ending use of fetal tissue from aborted babies in federally-funded research; and reinstating the Mexico City Policy to ensure taxpayers don’t fund international abortion providers.
But he said the administration’s efforts to create more affordable housing also aid the pro-life cause.
“When we ensure that real families, moms and dads, instead of Wall Street, have access to American homes, we help create that important culture of life,” he said.
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