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The March for Life, which drew tens of thousands of anti-abortion rights activists to the nation’s capital, struck a positive, hopeful tone for its mission this year with Vance giving remarks in his first public appearance as vice president.
But for many protesters who spoke with NBC News, the White House can do more to combat access to abortions in America.
While Clare Rowan said Trump does a “pretty good job” supporting the movement, she wants his administration to go further by restricting IVF.
“I’m very hopeful that he will understand IVF better and realize that in vitro fertilization is not just getting more babies; it’s actually another way of aborting and creating human life and then just discarding it, which is something that I’m not for at all,” Rowan, 58, told NBC News.
“And so that’s a big hope: that the administration will come to understand that more deeply and see that that is not a path that we really want to go down.”
Tiffany Bone said she traveled from Fort Worth, Texas, and teared up as she shared that she’s marching for her son, whom she regrets not carrying to term.
“It’s very personal,” she said. “I was once deceived. I was once hurting and in a place where I didn’t choose life.”
Bone not only “100% without a doubt” wants Trump to sign a national abortion ban, but also wants him to explain his evolution on the issue.
“I would love for Trump to come out and even repent and share how his heart shifted,” said Bone, 42. “It’s evident that his heart is shifting. He has taken a stand in the past, but there’s also been some discrepancies of where his line was, and I believe we haven’t seen the full fruit of what’s transitioning in his heart.”
Rallygoers were skeptical when asked about reported cases of women who have died due to not being able to access abortion care in states with strict restrictions on the procedure.
“I believe it’s all deception, that that’s not actually the truth,” Bone said. “That’s just false, false narrative that’s been fed, and it’s just spreading.
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