Just days after thousands converged in Washington, D.C. to take part in the national March for Life in protest of abortion, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is urging Catholics to contact their state representatives in the fight for life.

“Your help is urgently needed in the fight for life,” the archdiocese said on Facebook, linking to a YouTube video where Archbishop Bernard Hebda discusses the PRO Act, a bill that disregards life in the womb. 

The Minnesota State Senate is expected to vote on the PRO Act soon.

Hebda’s plea comes just days after the March for Life, which drew a large crowd to the nation’s capital, though estimates of how many attended were unavailable. 

Bishop Michael Burbidge, who chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Pro-Life activities, posted about the importance of not being complacent in the fight against abortion.

“May we be united in prayer today as many throughout our country will gather in our nation’s capital and March for Life and for the protection of the unborn as peaceful and courageous witnesses to the truth in love,” Burbidge said in a tweet. "Our work is not over – it is just beginning!” 

This year’s March for Life was the first one to follow the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer that eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion, CNN reported.

The March for Life started after the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision and has been held yearly since. The first March for Life took place Jan. 22, 1974, a day when an estimated 20,000 Americans rallied in defense of the unborn. The number of participants has grown since, with up to 100,000 people attending most years, and at least 200,000 attending the marches from 2003-2007, according to the March for Life organization.

Pope Francis sent a blessing in a message to this year’s marchers. His message was read aloud at the National Prayer Vigil for Life. 

Burbidge acknowledged the success of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but claims more needs to be done to protect the unborn, Vatican News reported. U.S. bishops are working to abolish abortion-funding policies that target vulnerable people, acting locally to limit the scope of legalized abortion at the state level, and reducing or even eliminating abortion funding, it said.