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March for Life eyes 'next steps' after fall of Roe v. Wade

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Marchers made their way to the U.S. Capitol to send the message to the new Congress, including the new GOP-controlled House. Abortion opponents made a triumphant return to Washington on Friday for the annual March for Life. Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall to celebrate the fall of Roe v. Wade last summer. The march came just two days before what would've been the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion nationwide. Five of the Supreme Court's conservative justices overruled Roe last June when it made its decision in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, with Justice Samuel Alito calling Roe "egregiously wrong from the start." The issue has been sent to the states to decide whether to impose or lift restrictions on the procedure. MORE: 6 months after overturning of Roe v. Wade, what abortion access looks like in America People participate in the March for Life rally in front of the Washington M...