Now that the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision has ruled that the question of abortion is up to the states, March for Life has created a 2023 theme and a plan for upcoming events.

March for Life announced the 50th annual March in Washington D.C., will be on Jan. 20. In a Twitter post, it said the theme would be “Next steps: Marching into a post-Roe America," adding that the group will present a “strategic plan for building a culture of life.”

“On Jan. 20 we will celebrate the 50th March for Life & the momentous overturn of Roe v Wade!” the group said. “We’ll honor those who have gone before us making this historic victory possible, & we'll present the strategic plan -the NEXT STEPS- for building a culture of life in this moment in time.”

The Arizona March for Life will take place about a month later, on Feb. 23. It will begin with a rally at the Arizona state capitol at 11 a.m., with the march starting at noon. “This is an excellent opportunity for anyone to learn about the principles of effective lobbying, the specific and current issues Arizona is facing, and what you can do right now to champion pro-life policies to your AZ elected representatives,” the March for Life Arizona website says, “This rally and march are suited for all levels of experience and comfort with advocacy.”

The National Catholic Register reports that the national march will features a different route in January, ending at the U.S. Capitol as opposed to near the Supreme Court.

“What we’d really like to do is celebrate the momentous victory of the overturn of Roe, (and) honor those who’ve marched before us,” Jeannie Mancini, president of the March for Life, said in the article.

Looking further down the road, the national march will continue to happen in January, Mancini said. “Our largest group of participants in the March are students” and holding it in a different month “would be a very hard time for young people,” she explained.

“Roe and [the loss of] 63 million Americans is a scar in our culture’s history, in our country’s history and it’s not something that we’ll quickly move past,” she told the Register. “While we celebrate that we’re at this new moment… we will continue to march in January.”

The group will turn its attention to state and federal pro-life cases. At the top of the list is fighting to prevent the “Women’s Health Protection Act” that, if enacted, “would undo all the good work that’s happening at the state level and it would go way further than codifying Roe,” Mancini said.

The group will also continue state-level marches on state capitals, hoping to bring events to at least 20 states, Mancini added.

Former Colts NFL coach Tony Dungy and Jonathan Roumie, who stars as Jesus in “The Chosen,” will also take the stage as speakers at the national event, according to the Register.

The Catholic Church has long held a stance against abortion, despite evolving biological theories and debates about when life begins, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) says. The Catechism spells it out clearly. "Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law" (No. 2271).