Annual March for Life rally moved online, off Washington, D.C., streets, disappoints supporters

The annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., that typically attracts hundreds of thousands was instead held Friday in a virtual-style setting, disappointing many anti-abortion advocates.

Event organizers said they staged the event out of COVID-19 and safety concerns on Capitol Hill and along the National Mall.

Supporters of still holding the rally in the nation's capital expressed their disappointment on social media.

"#KeeptheMarch I feel like it is more important now than ever to let the march go on, even if you have to have it in a different location," one social media user wrote, amid concerns about the future of the "pro-life" movement under the new Biden administration.

"Millions of lives are on the line!" another social media read.

A small number of activists were still headed to D.C. to march, amid subfreezing temperatures.

Last year, Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to speak at the march. 

The National March for Life group did not respond to questions from Just the News about the virtual march.