WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) — Thousands of abortion opponents are gathering in the shadow of the Washington Monument for an annual rally that’s taken on new energy this year with President Donald Trump in office.
Vice President Mike Pence will address the crowd gathered for the March for Life, the first time a sitting vice president has done so. His visit prompted extra security for the annual rally, which marks the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.
“I was so excited when I saw that Mike Pence was going to address the crowd,” Mary King, who was headed to Washington earlier Friday, told WCBS 880’s Sean Adams. “I just think that’s going to be phenomenal. It’s really going to energize the whole crowd that’s there.”
“I see a chance for a real change now,” another man said.
One of Trump’s top advisers, Kellyanne Conway, is also on the list of speakers.
Trump has promised to appoint Supreme Court justices who are opposed to abortion.
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