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Each year on the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision to legalize abortion, hundreds of thousands gather to protest Roe v. Wade. This year Erie residents and St. George Grade School students traveled to our nation's capital to march for life.

The group left from St. George Church last night and spent the whole day in Washington.

Amelia Wisinski is one of the St. George students who traveled to Washington to march for life. She's adopted and says she is thankful that her birth mother had the courage not to have an abortion.

“I (came because) I wanted to be with my (adopted) mom, and it was for a good cause, and I like Washington, DC,” she said.

The 7th and 8th graders braved the chilly, rainy weather as they carried their message through the streets of our nation’s capital. St. George’s religion teacher, Marielle Lafaro, says she’s proud of the work her students are doing.

“It’s really encouraging to see the students so excited and so animated and so convicted about this and to see that they are willing to sacrifice, willing to be a little uncomfortable to make a change,” said Lafaro

Nearly 200 people from Erie took buses to Washington for the protest.

People For Life president Tim Broderick organized the trip.

“The amazing thing about coming down to Washington is just seeing the thousands and thousands of people that share the priorities and enthusiasm for the whole abortion issue,” he said.

The marchers from Erie said they hope the abortion laws will change but if not they'll be back again next year to protest.