The fight against abortion has been a long–and at times discouraging–one. Many of those who began the fight 50 years ago are in desperate need of reinforcement. It’s time for young, strong voices to step up and defend life.
Generation Z, adults aged 18 to 25 years old, are the future of this country. We are at a turning point on several cultural issues: one of the most significant being the pro-life movement. It’s time for us to step on the scene. They will be the ones invested in and experiencing the results in years to come. They must be a voice for the voiceless, the innocent in the womb. Fight for their future. Defend life, truth, and morality.
The March for Life is returning to the streets of Washington, D.C., this year on Friday, Jan. 21. This annual March began on Jan. 20, 1974, a year after the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. Citizens took to the streets to protest the legalization of abortion.
The March for Life became an annual event in which thousands of Americans from across the country travel to D.C. to speak and walk on behalf of unborn children whose lives are taken before their first breath. However, last year, for the first time since 1974, the March for Life was canceled. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and the unrest from the Jan. 6 riot, pro-life advocates were told to stay home and watch a virtual promotion of the March.
Yet again this year, COVID-19 restrictions increased the week before the march. According to the D.C. Health department, Mayor Muriel Bowser is mandating proof of vaccination for entry into virtually any business or restaurant.
“Beginning on Jan. 15, 2022,” D.C. Health writes, “specific D.C. public businesses will require all patrons aged 12 years old or older to show proof that they have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before they are allowed entry.”
These public businesses include food and drink establishments, indoor cultural and entertainment establishments, indoor exercise and recreational facilities, indoor event and meeting establishments, and “any other indoor establishment designated by the director of the D.C. Department of Health.”
This means everything is closed to the unvaccinated, unless you provide documentation of medical or religious exemptions and a negative PCR or antigen test within the last 24 hrs, which, of course, is nearly impossible to get.
Is it pure coincidence that these harsh restrictions begin six days before the scheduled March for Life? I think not. Already, school trips have been canceled, flights dropped, and plans changed because of the inability to meet these requirements.
However, this is the exact opposite of what we should be doing. We must not give up because of the restrictions. That only tells the government that their manipulation works. Is it more important to eat and sleep in D.C. or to protect the lives of millions of unborn children? Work around the restrictions and go to D.C. Speak for the unborn.
The feminist pro-abortion movement is scared. They know the relevance of this issue, especially with the Dobbs vs. Jackson Case. It is time to push harder than ever before and overturn the Roe v. Wade decision.
Generation Z, especially, must rise. Make a stance. Attend the March. Speak for those beating hearts. Defend their lives and defend the future of this country.
