Kennedy welcomes the March for Life to Washington: “Thank you so much for standing strong for life”

Washington (January 24, 2026) – Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement to recognize the 2026 March for Life:

“I want to welcome the tens of thousands of pro-life Americans marching in Washington, D.C., today. Thanks for coming, especially those who traveled here from Louisiana.

“In Louisiana, we believe all life is precious. All life. Whether a person is 87 years old or 87 seconds old, everyone—all of us—were made in the image of God. You don’t need to be religious, like I am, to know this. All you have to do is watch a baby dance on an ultrasound or hold a newborn in your arms, and you will know, not just in your head, but in your heart, that every single life is precious.

“Too many elected officials ignore this reality. They describe human beings as ‘clumps of cells’ to justify barbaric practices, including abortion up to the point of birth. But you know—and I know—the truth, and your fearless calls to defend those lives do not go unnoticed.

“So, thank you so much for standing strong against abortion. Thank you so much for standing strong for life. Please pray for our country, for our unborn babies, and for their courageous mothers. May God bless you all and keep you safe during this March for Life.”

Background

• Kennedy has consistently earned an A+ rating on the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America National Scorecard for his dedication to protecting the rights of unborn babies.

• Kennedy recently joined Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) in introducing the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, which would protect victims and bolster parental rights in cases where minors cross state lines to receive an abortion.

• Kennedy has introduced several other pro-life bills in the 119^th Congress, including:

• The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, a bill Kennedy introduced alongside Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), to require health care providers to preserve the lives of infants who survive an abortion with the same care they would give to any other child born at the same gestational age.

• The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, a bill Kennedy introduced with Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and colleagues to permanently stop the flow of federal funding for abortion by establishing a single, government-wide standard that bars federal tax dollars from financing abortions.

• The Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act, a bill Kennedy introduced with Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to prohibit federal departments, agencies and offices from conducting, funding or approving research involving aborted human fetal tissue.

• The Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance Act, a bill Kennedy introduced with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) to permanently codify the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance policy (formerly the Mexico City Policy), which forbids the funding of foreign non-governmental organizations that perform or promote abortions.