Anti-Abortion Activists Brave the Cold and Snow to “March for Life” (photos)

Thousands of anti-abortion activists rallied near the Washington Monument for the 43rd Annual “March for Life” up Constitution Ave. to the Supreme Court Building in Washington D.C. on Friday, January 22, 2016 in snow and sub-freezing temperatures. The event takes place every year on the anniversary of the Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized access to abortion. The attendance for this year’s March was scaled down somewhat by the approach of winter storm Jonas which forced several buses to turn back. The March has traditionally been dominated by the Catholic community. But this year thousands of “Evangelicals for Life” joined in record numbers. The pro-life activists were met at the Supreme Court by a smaller but very vocal contingent of pro-choice counter-demonstrators and a sizable force of Supreme Court and Capitol Police to help keep order. Later that afternoon, a new storm was beginning as another was ending.

View our photos of the March for Life by clicking on the photo icons below. (All photos by Jeff Malet).