Mitt Romney released the following statement on today’s March for Life:

“Today in Washington, many thousands of American women and men have proudly gathered on the National Mall for the March for Life.  In a city of many competing political interests, these marchers have come to speak for only one cause: the goodness of every life, and the rights of the unborn. 

Thirty-six years ago, those rights were denied by our highest court, in a decision that also denied the rights of all Americans to resolve the abortion issue through democratic debate and legislation.  To their great credit, the organizers of the March for Life never let this anniversary pass without speaking to the conscience of America, and calling our nation to uphold its highest ideals in the protection of human life. 

America owes these marchers a debt of gratitude for their  perseverance in a noble cause.  I am honored to count myself as their friend and ally.  And because of their dedication and their goodness of heart, I am certain that one day this cause will prevail. “