Many pro-life advocates noted that the repeal of Roe marked a new phase of the pro-life movement, not an end to their efforts. Kathryn Lopez, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and an editor at large of the National Review, said that pro-life activists must recommit to the women at the heart of the abortion debate.

“The march has always been about an end to Roe, but it’s also about an end to abortion,” Ms. Lopez said. “So, rightfully, [the march] continues. It’s a witness to the sanctity of human life, and it’s encouraging to witness the young people who believe that.” She added that the “most important part” is for people to focus on the “front lines,” including doing “a better job” of telling the stories of women who felt pressure to have abortions and chose not to because of the outreach of members of the pro-life movement.

“Everybody who considers themselves pro-life needs to be challenged to ask themselves what more can they do,” Ms. Lopez said. “I am always aware that when I pray outside Planned Parenthood people feel that I’m judging them, and that’s the last thing I’m doing. It’s because we failed to reach out to them as best we could.”

Gloria Purvis, the host of “The Gloria Purvis Podcast” at America Media, agrees that the pro-life movement can help create a shift in how American culture talks about sex, pregnancy and marriage, and she sees the March for Life as being a crucial part of creating that change.

[The March for Life was never *just* about Roe. Everyone who ever participated in it, let alone organized and served as leaders to the movement, knew that Roe was only one piece of the issue — an important piece, but hardly the entirety. The pro-life movement has spent decades using parallel efforts to change hearts as well as laws, and those missions continue even after Dobbs. — Ed]