“This yearly observance began on January 22, 1984, when President Ronald Reagan issued ‘Proclamation 5147 — National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 1984’ to recognize the lives that had already been lost and to call on citizens to come together to recognize the gift of life. He wrote that “prayer and action are needed to uphold the sanctity of human life. I believe it will not be possible to accomplish our work, the work of saving lives, ‘without being a soul of prayer.’” – California Family Council, January 18, 2023