Roughly 100 abortion rights advocates rallied Wednesday on the steps of the Washington Capitol, calling on state lawmakers to take additional action to protect women's reproductive rights amid fears the federal government could take steps to restrict the procedure.

Jan. 22 marked the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that enshrined abortion as a federal constitutional right.

The March for Life on Friday will bring together a movement invigorated by some early moves of the second Trump administration.

Trump pardoned nearly two dozen anti-abortion protesters who were charged with FACE Act violations, marking the latest in a series of clemency actions

Pro-Choice Washington hosted a rally Wednesday at the state Capitol, where legislators have proposed more protections for reproductive health care.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed pardons for 23 anti-abortion protesters on Thursday, the White House said, including a set of people convicted of blockading a clinic entrance.

The new Trump administration could put a stop to pending litigation on the abortion pill mifepristone and other federal abortion policies through changes at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a top anti-abortion lawyer involved in several pending cases.

Thousands of anti-abortion activists are coming to Washington Friday for the annual March for Life, seeking to build momentum after a string of victories and maintain pressure on legislators. After decades of fighting to overturn Roe v.

US President Donald Trump signed pardons on Thursday for 23 anti-abortion activists convicted of blocking access to abortion clinics ahead of an annual anti-abortion march in Washington DC.

The pardons, Trump said in the Oval Office, will go to 23 “peaceful protestors” who were prosecuted under the Biden administration.

The comments by U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-7th District, Katherine Clark, D-5th District, and Lori Trahan, D-3rd District, came after the House voted Thursday to approve its version of a “born alive” abortion bill, according to The Hill, a publication that covers Congress.