Podcasts For Life

Episode 3: Why We March for Life

Hosted by Alexandra DeSanctis
Pro-life demonstrators rally on the National Mall prior to the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., January 24, 2020. (Mary Calvert/Reuters)

Alexandra shares her top-three takeaways from covering this year’s March for Life in Washington, D.C.

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