March for Life: Why is Gen Z taking up the pro-life cause?

With a record 250,000 abortions now taking place in England and Wales per year, the pro-life cause appears to be losing ground. But could the next generation of pro life activists succeed where elder generations have failed?  

A record number of people attended the March for Life in London on Saturday, with organisers estimating as many as 10,000 people joined the cause. 

The annual event gathers those calling for an end to abortion in the UK. But in the ten years of the march, there has been a noticeable trend: as well as increasing in overall numbers, the attendees are becoming considerably younger. 

“When I first got involved in pro-life work 20 years ago, it was hard to meet other young pro-lifers,” recalls prominent activist, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. “Even when we ran the first March for Life in Birmingham ten years ago, I recall encouraging young people to come to the front when we took photos, but now I’d never need to say that. At the March for Life in London we are flooded with young adults as well as lots of young parents with their children.”