Pojman has seen great positive reaction to the upcoming rally, with 35 organizations already part of the host committee and planned buses coming from more than a dozen cities and counting. Texas provides vast resources for women with unplanned and planned pregnancies.”
Abortion hurts, not helps, women and families. He listed three messages the TAL and the march wish to convey: “The unborn child is a baby worthy of protection. We wish to demonstrate to our elected officials and to the media in our state that Texas remains pro-life,” Pojman told the Register. “Since Roe has fallen, Texas’ pre- Roe laws and the Texas Human Life Protection Act completely protect unborn babies from abortion. As for past rallies, thousands of people from across the state are again expected to attend. Abortion Survivor Claire Culwell is one of the scheduled speakers.Īccording to Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life (TAL), the Texas Rally for Life has been an annual event for more than three decades. 28, at the Texas Capitol in Austin, the Texas Rally for Life 2023, organized by the Texas Alliance for Life, again expects a large contingent.
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Platt also pointed out that major highlights will include the youth who will be there “to celebrate and march” plus “a large representation of all faiths in this event and four passionate speakers to highlight pro-life work and belief.” “And, of course, the blessings of having our shepherds who lead by example” is a major plus, she said, noting that Bishop Edward Burns and Auxiliary Bishop Greg Kelly of the Dallas Diocese will attend. “We have always had an ecumenical partnership with all pro-life organizations for this march, so to see this interest and support has been a real blessing,” she said. We will continue to stand for life through prayer, through this march for life, and through our witness to show the opposition that we won’t give up.” Included in the activities will be the Youth for Life Memorial and Mass “so that the fundamental message of life is passed along to youth, who are the Church,” she said.įor this rally, Susan Platt, the prayer and community outreach director of Catholic Pro-Life Community, mentioned the encouraging and positive responses coming in ahead of the event. “We are making a difference, and we celebrate where we are, but we aren’t done. “We’ve inherited a broken culture, and we must restore the family,” Kaminsky explained.
Wade, and also continuing to march for the culture of life.” This year the organizers expect a significant crowd, she said, “celebrating the overturning of Roe v. It’s important for us to be there since this struggle continues,” Geralyn Kaminsky, executive director of Catholic Pro-Life Community, told the Register. “Texas was where it all started, so Texas still leads the way. 14, the North Texas March for Life, sponsored by the Catholic Pro-Life Community/Pro-Life Dallas, the Diocese of Fort Worth and Texans for Life will again take place in Dallas. 21, pro-lifers will gather in force in Los Angeles for OneLife LA under the banner of “Our Mission Is Love.”Īmong the prominent state-level events, there will be two major rallies in Texas. This year’s walk is especially significant because California is not a pro-life state.Īlso on Jan. We expect many more this year,” Eva Muntean, co-chair of Walk for Life West Coast, told the Register. “Last year we were still coming out of the pandemic, and we only had about 15,000 people. On the day after the march in Washington, one of the largest companion rallies will take place in San Francisco, as the Walk for Life West Coast holds its annual rally. The overturning of Roe gave states the freedom to legislate on the abortion issue, so it’s important to advocate for pro-life protections on the state level, in addition to continuing our annual marches in Washington, D.C.” Wade on June 24, 2022, the day the Church was celebrating the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, pro-lifers agree these marches must continue.Įrin Getz, the director of the State March for Life Program for the March for Life, explained an essential reason: “The March for Life’s ultimate goal is to change hearts and minds so that the injustice of abortion is someday not only illegal, but unthinkable. As in past years, different locales have chosen different dates on which to hold their rallies.ĭespite the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. 20, companion pro-life marches will also continue across the nation. While this national march will again be held in Washington on Jan. This year, the annual March for Life has gained rather than lost momentum as it continues with its 50th-annual March for Life after the historic overturning of Roe v.
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