--- description: Watch Kellyanne Conway's speech at the 2017 March for Life, where she vowed the administration would fight for life. title: Kellyanne Conway Says It's a 'New Dawn' for the Anti-Abortion Movement image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf673e493004f6490/6988b79c97cdff12216af48e/kellyanne-conway3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [motto](/tag/motto/) ## motto Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Kellyanne Conway Says It's a 'New Dawn' for the Anti-Abortion Movement  by [Samantha Cooney](/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 27, 2017 6:22 PM CUT  Kellyanne Conway speaks at the March for Life rally on Jan. 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. Kellyanne Conway speaks at the March for Life rally on Jan. 27, 2017 in Washington, DC.Tasos Katopodis—AFP/Getty Images  by [Samantha Cooney](/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 27, 2017 6:22 PM CUT [Kellyanne Conway](http://motto.time.com/4632907/kellyanne-conway-anti-abortion-march-for-life/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined"), senior adviser to President Trump, said it’s a “new dawn” for the anti-abortion movement. In a speech at the [March for Life](http://motto.time.com/4650694/march-for-life-crowd-womens-march/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Conway vowed that the new president and vice president will fight to protect the lives of unborn children. “It is a time to lift your voices and lift your spirits. Steps away from here, in the White House, a president and a vice president sit at their desks and make decisions for a nation. As they sit there, they stand here with you,” Conway said. “Their impassioned defenses of life as presidential candidates showed a nation that courage and commitment can overcome indifference and insults. And their decisive actions as president and vice president will further this conversation and this cause.” President Trump, who [supported pro-abortion rights](http://motto.time.com/4538293/donald-trump-partial-birth-abortion-third-debate/ "undefined") before entering the political arena, has already sent a statement on the issue by reinstating [the Mexico City Policy](http://motto.time.com/4643524/donald-trump-international-abortion-funding/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"), which bans foreign funding from going to international organizations that perform or provide information on abortions. He has [also vowed](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-promises-pro-life-justices-supreme-court-same-sex-marriage/ "undefined") to appoint anti-abortion Supreme Court justices. The presence of Conway and Vice President Mike Pence, who also spoke at Friday’s March, sent further signals that the new administration would make curbing abortion a priority. “This is a time of incredible promise for the pro-life and pro-adoption movement,” Conway said. “Our message and our positive action must also reach those women who face unplanned pregnancies. They should know they are not alone. They are not judged. They, too, are protected, and cared for, and celebrated.” “So, to the March for Life 2017, allow me to make it very clear: We hear you, we see you, we respect you, and we look forward to working you,” she said. 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