'March for life': Thousands of anti-abortion activists gather in Washington dig in for fight ahead

<p>President Donald Trump on Friday told the anti-abortion protesters that it&#39;s not correct for babies to be &quot;born&quot;&nbsp;in the ninth month of pregnancy.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump was addressing the &quot;March for Life&quot; rally at the National Mall, in the United States.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump said, &quot;right now, in a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother&#39;s womb in the ninth month. It is wrong, it has to change.&quot;</p>

<p>As per news reports, Trump&#39;s &quot;mistakenly&quot; commented saying &quot;born&quot;, instead he meant &quot;torn&quot; in reference to late-term abortion.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He had previously criticised Hillary Clinton&#39;s support of abortion rights, saying &quot;you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month, on the final day.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Hillary told Trump at the time: &quot;that is not what happens in these cases, and using that kind of scare rhetoric is just terribly unfortunate.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump&rsquo;s mistake was mocked by critics on Twitter with some saying that he is mentally unfit to be president.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trump said &quot;Babies shouldn&#39;t be born in the 9th month&quot;<br />
I think this means we still have a chance to abort Trump</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">And it&#39;s trump. So you can&#39;t just say it&#39;s obvious. The man is an idiot and he could actually be talking about babies born in September</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">At least those babies born at 9 months will see a full term, unlike Trump.</p>
&mdash; Dave Jones ????????????????????????????????️&zwj;???? (@WelshGasDoc) <a href="https://twitter.com/WelshGasDoc/status/954478261849022471?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">trump has never changed a baby&#39;s diaper in his life because he thinks raising children is women&#39;s work.<br />
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But there he is, pretending he cares about babies. He&#39;s not even going to pretend he cares about women. We all know he doesn&#39;t. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarchForLife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MarchForLife</a></p>
&mdash; Aღanda (@GrnEyedMandy) <a href="https://twitter.com/GrnEyedMandy/status/954466079224598528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">For Trump, who has been pro-abortion all of his life, to address the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarchforLife?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MarchforLife</a> is a total insult. With his constant adultery, how many babies has he demanded aborted to save his ass?</p>
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Trump said, 'right now, in a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother's womb in the ninth month. It is wrong, it has to change'

President Donald Trump on Friday told the anti-abortion protesters that it's not correct for babies to be "born" in the ninth month of pregnancy. Trump was addressing the "March for Life" rally at the National Mall, in the United States. Trump said, "right now, in a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother's womb in the ninth month. It is wrong, it has to change." As per news reports, Trump's "mistakenly" commented saying "born", instead he meant "torn" in reference to late-term abortion. He had previously criticised Hillary Clinton's support of abortion rights, saying "you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month, on the final day." Hillary told Trump at the time: "that is not what happens in these cases, and using that kind of scare rhetoric is just terribly unfortunate." Trump’s mistake was mocked by critics on Twitter with some saying that he is mentally unfit to be president. Trump said "Babies shouldn't be born in the 9th month" I think this means we still have a chance to abort Trump — Franco Harris (@itsfrancoharris) January 20, 2018 × And it's trump. So you can't just say it's obvious. The man is an idiot and he could actually be talking about babies born in September — XB (@KidTiger__) January 20, 2018 × At least those babies born at 9 months will see a full term, unlike Trump. — Dave Jones ????????????????????????????????️‍???? (@WelshGasDoc) January 19, 2018 × trump has never changed a baby's diaper in his life because he thinks raising children is women's work. But there he is, pretending he cares about babies. He's not even going to pretend he cares about women. We all know he doesn't. #MarchForLife — Aღanda (@GrnEyedMandy) January 19, 2018 × For Trump, who has been pro-abortion all of his life, to address the #MarchforLife is a total insult. With his constant adultery, how many babies has he demanded aborted to save his ass? — Trenaway El Daryl (@Trenaway11) January 19, 2018 ×

'Wrong' for babies to be 'born' in ninth month: Trump's anti-abortion blooper

<p>Anti-abortion activists are preparing to stage a major march in Washington on Friday to capitalise on right-wing political momentum and send an unequivocal message to their new powerful ally: Donald Trump.</p>

<p>The annual &quot;March for Life&quot; is set to take place six days after millions rallied in progressive women&#39;s marches in cities across the United States and around the world to warn the new president they will oppose attacks on their freedoms, including access to abortion.</p>

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<p>The 44th annual anti-abortion march&nbsp;billed as the world`s largest &quot;pro-life&quot; rally, is also expected to draw participants from all corners of the country exactly one week after Trump`s inauguration.</p>

<p>The Republican president predicted its turnout would be larger than the women&#39;s march in Washington the previous week.</p>

<p>&quot;They`ll have 300, 400, 500, 600,000 people,&quot; he told Republican lawmakers on Thursday.</p>

<p>&quot;You won`t even read about it,&quot; he added, taking a swipe at the mainstream news media that he routinely accuses of bias.</p>

<p>&quot;A lot of people are expecting it to be the largest March for Life in a long time,&quot; said Chris Gast, communications director for Right to Life of Michigan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The city of Grand Rapids alone plans to send 12 busloads of people to Washington, he said.</p>

<p>The march will take place days after the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark US Supreme Court decision that legalised abortion in 1973.</p>

<p>Trump has already cheered abortion foes just days into his presidency. On Monday, he signed a decree barring US federal funding for foreign NGOs that support abortion.</p>

<p>Next Thursday, he is expected to announce his choice to fill an empty seat on the Supreme Court, a nominee who`s widely expected to staunchly oppose abortion rights.</p>

<p>Featured speakers at Friday`s event include vice President Mike Pence and Trump`s influential senior aide Kellyanne Conway.</p>

<p>The mother of four with a Catholic background will share the stage with Republican lawmakers, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan and other religious leaders.</p>

<p>The march will end at the Capitol -- where Republicans hold the majority in both chambers -- but the activists` focus will be on the building opposite Congress: the Supreme Court.</p>

<p>If Trump appoints a second conservative Supreme Court justice during his White House tenure, their dream of overturning Roe v. Wade could become reality -- even though seven of 10 Americans oppose scrapping the high court decision that established the right to an abortion in the first three months of pregnancy, a study by the Pew Research Center found this month.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, abortion opponents are taking action at the state and local levels, encouraged by the ascent of Pence, Trump`s nominee for attorney general Jeff Sessions and other anti-abortion heavyweights.</p>

<p>US states enacted 338 restrictions on abortion between 2010 and 2016, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organisation that supports abortion rights.</p>

<p>Pro-choice advocates especially oppose Trump`s health secretary nominee Tom Price, who as a congressman consistently voted to block access and funding for abortion.</p>

<p>&quot;This looming federal onslaught against a broad spectrum of reproductive health services,&quot; the Guttmacher Institute said, &quot;threatens a massive rollback of women`s health, rights and autonomy.&quot;</p>

<p>(AFP)</p>


Featured speakers on Friday include vice-president Mike Pence. The rally will take place in Washington

Anti-abortion activists are preparing to stage a major march in Washington on Friday to capitalise on right-wing political momentum and send an unequivocal message to their new powerful ally: Donald Trump. The annual "March for Life" is set to take place six days after millions rallied in progressive women's marches in cities across the United States and around the world to warn the new president they will oppose attacks on their freedoms, including access to abortion. The annual 'March for Life' is set to take place six days after millions rallied in progressive women's marches in cities across the United States and around the world to warn the new president they will oppose attacks on their freedoms, including access to abortion × The 44th annual anti-abortion march billed as the world`s largest "pro-life" rally, is also expected to draw participants from all corners of the country exactly one week after Trump`s inauguration. The Republican president predicted its turnout would be larger than the women's march in Washington the previous week. "They`ll have 300, 400, 500, 600,000 people," he told Republican lawmakers on Thursday. "You won`t even read about it," he added, taking a swipe at the mainstream news media that he routinely accuses of bias. "A lot of people are expecting it to be the largest March for Life in a long time," said Chris Gast, communications director for Right to Life of Michigan. The city of Grand Rapids alone plans to send 12 busloads of people to Washington, he said. The march will take place days after the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark US Supreme Court decision that legalised abortion in 1973. Trump has already cheered abortion foes just days into his presidency. On Monday, he signed a decree barring US federal funding for foreign NGOs that support abortion. Next Thursday, he is expected to announce his choice to fill an empty seat on the Supreme Court, a nominee who`s widely expected to staunchly oppose abortion rights. Featured speakers at Friday`s event include vice President Mike Pence and Trump`s influential senior aide Kellyanne Conway. The mother of four with a Catholic background will share the stage with Republican lawmakers, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan and other religious leaders. The march will end at the Capitol -- where Republicans hold the majority in both chambers -- but the activists` focus will be on the building opposite Congress: the Supreme Court. If Trump appoints a second conservative Supreme Court justice during his White House tenure, their dream of overturning Roe v. Wade could become reality -- even though seven of 10 Americans oppose scrapping the high court decision that established the right to an abortion in the first three months of pregnancy, a study by the Pew Research Center found this month. Meanwhile, abortion opponents are taking action at the state and local levels, encouraged by the ascent of Pence, Trump`s nominee for attorney general Jeff Sessions and other anti-abortion heavyweights. US states enacted 338 restrictions on abortion between 2010 and 2016, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organisation that supports abortion rights. Pro-choice advocates especially oppose Trump`s health secretary nominee Tom Price, who as a congressman consistently voted to block access and funding for abortion. "This looming federal onslaught against a broad spectrum of reproductive health services," the Guttmacher Institute said, "threatens a massive rollback of women`s health, rights and autonomy." (AFP)

After women march against Trump, other camp to hold 'world's largest' anti-abortion rally

<p>Anti-abortion activists gathered in Washington on Friday for the 44th March for Life, buoyed by President Donald Trump&#39;s pledge to restrict the procedure and Vice President Mike Pence&#39;s plan to address the marchers.</p>

<p>Organisers expect tens of thousands of supporters to converge on the National Mall for the march, which is held each year close to the anniversary of the US&nbsp;Supreme Court&#39;s Roe v&nbsp;Wade ruling that legalised abortion in 1973.</p>

<p>Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican and longtime hero of the anti-abortion movement, is due to be the most senior government official ever to speak in person at the rally, organisers said. As governor of Indiana, Pence signed what were seen as some of the nation&#39;s strictest abortion laws.</p>

<p>Senior Trump aide Kellyanne Conway, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan and several Republican lawmakers also are scheduled to speak.</p>

<p>Rally participants will march from the Mall about 1.5 miles (2 km) to the Supreme Court.</p>

<p>The March for Life comes six days after Washington was flooded by hundreds of thousands of anti-Trump protesters, many of them backers of abortion rights. That protest came a day after Trump was sworn in as president.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump has said Roe v&nbsp;Wade should be overturned and has vowed to appoint an anti-abortion justice to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last year.</p>

<p>He also has pledged to defund Planned Parenthood, which draws the ire of many Republicans because it provides abortions, along with other services.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In a speech to Republican lawmakers at a retreat in Philadelphia on Thursday, Trump noted that on Monday he reinstated a national policy banning US&nbsp;aid to non-governmental organisations abroad that provide or &quot;promote&quot; abortion.</p>

<p>Trump, who has frequently accused the media of underestimating the crowd at his inauguration, predicted the size of the march crowd would be &quot;300, 400, 500, 600,000 people.&quot;</p>

<p>The rally comes as the number of US&nbsp;abortions has fallen to a record low. The Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health and rights organisation, said last week that it dropped below 1 million in 2013 for the first time since 1975.</p>

<p>The drop could be because of improved contraceptive practices as well as restrictive abortion laws, the institute said.</p>

<p>A Pew poll last year showed 57 per cent of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.</p>

<p>(Reuters)</p>


The march comes days after Washington was flooded by hundreds of thousands of anti-Trump protesters, many of them were backers of abortion

Anti-abortion activists gathered in Washington on Friday for the 44th March for Life, buoyed by President Donald Trump's pledge to restrict the procedure and Vice President Mike Pence's plan to address the marchers. Organisers expect tens of thousands of supporters to converge on the National Mall for the march, which is held each year close to the anniversary of the US Supreme Court's Roe v Wade ruling that legalised abortion in 1973. Vice President Mike Pence, a Republican and longtime hero of the anti-abortion movement, is due to be the most senior government official ever to speak in person at the rally, organisers said. As governor of Indiana, Pence signed what were seen as some of the nation's strictest abortion laws. Senior Trump aide Kellyanne Conway, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan and several Republican lawmakers also are scheduled to speak. Rally participants will march from the Mall about 1.5 miles (2 km) to the Supreme Court. The March for Life comes six days after Washington was flooded by hundreds of thousands of anti-Trump protesters, many of them backers of abortion rights. That protest came a day after Trump was sworn in as president. Trump has said Roe v Wade should be overturned and has vowed to appoint an anti-abortion justice to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last year. He also has pledged to defund Planned Parenthood, which draws the ire of many Republicans because it provides abortions, along with other services. In a speech to Republican lawmakers at a retreat in Philadelphia on Thursday, Trump noted that on Monday he reinstated a national policy banning US aid to non-governmental organisations abroad that provide or "promote" abortion. Trump, who has frequently accused the media of underestimating the crowd at his inauguration, predicted the size of the march crowd would be "300, 400, 500, 600,000 people." The rally comes as the number of US abortions has fallen to a record low. The Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health and rights organisation, said last week that it dropped below 1 million in 2013 for the first time since 1975. The drop could be because of improved contraceptive practices as well as restrictive abortion laws, the institute said. A Pew poll last year showed 57 per cent of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. (Reuters)

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