Photos from March for Life 2010

Thousands attended Friday's 37th annual March for Life, lining the streets in Washington, D.C., and calling on Congress to pass legislation overturning Roe v. Wade. Marchers from high schools, universities, churches and community groups from around the nation attended, marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that established a woman's right to end her pregnancy.

Amanda Kohlhafer, 18, a student from Annapolis, Maryland, joins other Catholic University students in a cheer.

Supporters head to the Capitol to watch the march snake through downtown Washington, D.C. This protester holds a sign to promote the "personhood" subset of the anti-choice movement, which seeks to pass legislation defining a fertilized egg as a person. Such legislation would outlaw birth control and cause miscarriages to be investigated by the police.
 

A youth group from Perryville, MO heads downtown. "We love babies, yes we do! We love babies, how about you?" shouts the group's leader, Shirley Klump.
 

An anti-abortion protest sign falls in the mud.
 

Carolyn Berlandy, 20, of Farmington, Connecticut, was one of 543 individuals from Catholic University who attended the event.
 

Catholic University students wait for the march to pass by the Mall.
 

Justin Severance, 11, traveled from Chicago to attend the rally. "L.I.F.E. Life!" he shouts with a group from his church.
 

Members of St. John Cansius in Chicago show their support for the march. "I want to do everything I can to save this generation from what it's becoming," says Adele Kelly, 17, far right. She says she sees most her generation "going down" and believes the rally is a first step to changing that.
 

Mary LaFata, 12, traveled four hours by bus to attend the rally with a group from Pennsylvania.
 

Students from Holy Cross in Kensington, Md., goof off during the rally.

Julie Turkewitz is a former intern for Campus Progress and photographer living in Washington, D.C.

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