U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Jan. 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Jan 23, 2026 / 11:04 am (CNA).

U.S. President Donald Trump this week said he would “always be a voice for the voiceless” and vowed to “never tire in fighting to protect the intrinsic dignity of every child, born and unborn,” delivering bold promises just ahead of the March for Life 2026.

The president’s message, published on Jan. 22, came on National Sanctity of Human Life Day, an observance first declared by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and pronounced by every Republican president since then.

In his message — delivered just hours before the 53rd annual March for Life — the president said the U.S. in marking the date “uphold[s] the eternal truth that every human being is created in the holy image and likeness of God, blessed with infinite worth and boundless potential.”

Urging Americans to take part in “honoring the dignity of every human life,” including unborn life, the president also called on Americans to offer support for women with unplanned pregnancies and to support both foster care and adoption “so every child can have a loving home.”

The president further urged Americans “to listen to the sound of silence caused by a generation lost to us and then to raise their voices for all affected by abortion, both seen and unseen.”

Pro-life activists have criticized the Trump administration after Trump indicated a willingness to allow for federal taxpayer funding of abortion, a practice largely outlawed. Trump asked Republicans to be “flexible” on the Hyde Amendment during negotiations about extending health care subsidies related to the Affordable Care Act.

The Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal tax money from being spent on abortion, has been included in spending bills since 1976, shortly after Roe v. Wade was decided.

In his message the Republican president touted what he said has been his “decisive action to protect the unborn” while in office.

He pointed to his reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy in January 2025 as well as his pardoning of nearly two dozen pro-life activists that same month after they had been targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice for protesting at abortion clinics.