For too long the reproductive rights movement in America has been narrowly focused on the issue of abortion. NAPW wants to make the point that reproductive rights include the right to have children and that laws restricting access to abortion also hurt women and families who want to have babies. That is why we are seeking people willing to march with us and to dress as if they are pregnant. We also want children to join us to make clear that the debate about abortion in this country is deliberately manipulated to keep us from focusing on the lack of commitment to America's children. There are ten million children without health insurance, more than 20 million living in poverty, and we have an educational system that leaves more and more low and middle income children behind. March with us to say that families deserve to be supported!

How do anti-abortion laws hurt all women including those who want to have babies? These laws are based on the claim that fetuses are separate persons under the law, with rights hostile to the pregnant woman. If fetuses are legal persons then a pregnant women who refuses a cesarean section against her doctors' wishes can be treated as a child abuser and forced to undergo surgery that she believe is unnecessary for her and her baby. If fetuses are "legal persons" pregnant women can be arrested and jailed as criminals if any aspect of their lives or health is deemed to pose a risk to fetal health. In South Carolina and across America, low-income pregnant women, particularly those of color, have been targeted for criminal searches and arrest based on the claim that their drug use or other health problems are a form of child abuse.