emergency pregnancy centers, or appealing to those who are neither white nor Christian—now that Roe had already been overturned. Itinerary The March for Life proceedings begin around noon. They typically consist of a rally at the National Mall near Fourth Street (in 2018, this was near 12th St. NW). It is followed by a march which travels down Constitution Avenue NW, turns right at First Street NE, and then ends on the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States, where another rally is held. Many protesters start the day by delivering roses and lobbying members of Congress. Attendance In 1987, it is estimated that 10,000 participated. In 1995, which is the last year that the National Park Service made an official estimate of attendance, 45,000 attended. Between 2003 and 2012, the marches drew crowds estimated in the hundreds of thousands. March organizers estimated attendance of 400,000 in 2011. and 650,000 in 2013. As with all large crowd estimates, the generated number of attendees reported differ, with some sources indicating a figure in the tens of thousands to low six figures. In 2016, the march proceeded despite a blizzard that dropped of snow in D.C., with tens of thousands of attendees. Many young people attend the march, including teenagers and college students attend the march each year, typically traveling with Catholic schools, churches, and youth groups. A columnist for The Washington Post estimated that about half of the marchers were under age 30 in 2010. In 2022 attendance was estimated to be in the tens of thousands. By 2023, The Washington Post noticed that those who attended the March came from diverse religious backgrounds, white Evangelicals, Protestants, Jews, adherents of non-Christian religions, and members of secular groups. A large number of the marchers were of high-school or college age. Notable speakers 1987 In 1987, then-President Ronald Reagan spoke remotely via telephone, and vowed to help "end this national tragedy". Jesse Helms, then Senator of North Carolina, attended and spoke. He called abortion an "American holocaust". 2003–2009 In 2003, then-President George W. Bush spoke remotely via telephone and thanked participants for their "devotion to such a noble cause". During his telephone addresses, he tended to speak broadly of opposing abortion as opposed to offering any specific efforts being made to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision. In 2003, speakers included U.S. Representative Chris Smith, Republican of New Jersey, and Randall