March For Life

March For Life Is A Patchwork Of Little Platoons

... ) • 1/27/17 6:57 PM. Timothy Carney Senior Political Columnist The Washington Examiner. WASHINGTON, D. C. — If you've never been to the March for Life, one of the most striking sights is the patchwork of banners. Michigan, Illinois, Miami, every corner of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Boston, Mississippi, Baltimore — the groups came from all over. Parishes, Scout troops, youth groups, high schools, college students, seminarians, groups of senior citizens, and women's groups all marched. Lutherans for Life, Anglicans for Life, Humanists for Life, Feminists for Life, and Knights of Columbus chapters from across the country all carried banners. A handful of parishes from Central Michigan got together five busses to drive 12 hours. Melissa Shields, youth minister at St. Brigid Church in Midland organized her parish's group, coordinating with officials in the Sagninaw Diocese. A parish from Marshfield, Wis., rode 20 hours in a bus. "I've been bringing groups out here for 10 years," said Dan Kitzhaber, the organizer. The Diocese of ...

Metro Reports Normal Ridership Levels During March For Life

... Sign up to follow, and we’ll e-mail you free updates as they’re published. You’ll receive free e-mail news updates each time a new story is published. You’re all set. By Martine Powers By Martine Powers January 27 at 3:08 PM Follow @martinepowers. Participants in this year’s March for Life gather at the Washington Monument before marching to the U. S. Supreme Court. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post). Metro saw normal levels of ridership on the morning of of March for Life with about 237,000 subway trips taken Friday by 11 a.m. That’s about on par with a typical Friday, when ridership is usually a little lighter than other days of the week. For comparison, subway ridership had reached about 258,000 trips by 11 a.m. on Thursday. The transit agency has been running extra trains throughout the day to accommodate crowds gathered for the antiabortion rally that brings thousands of protesters to the Mall. Metro announced this week that it was providing the additional midday service to accommodate the crowds in the city for the march. They also increased the ...

You Want To See The Women Of America? Here They Are

... to see the women of America? Here they are.’. abortion , eric metaxas , march for life , march for life 2017. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 27, 2017 ( Life Site News ) — Eric Metaxas blasted the mainstream media at today’s March for Life for its bias against the pro-life movement, punctuating his brief address with the question: “ABC News, are you covering this?”. “Jesus is Lord. ABC News are you covering that? ABC News, are you covering this? You want to see the women of America? Here they are,” declared the New York Times bestselling author, radio host and well-known Christian commentator, in a speech replete with wide-ranging references to history and current events. “The media in America has not told the other side of the story, that women have been the victims of abortion and that abortion hurts women,” Metaxas told the hundreds of thousands of people gathered at the Washington Mall for the 44 th annual March for ...

Why I March For Life

... holds his daughter Theresa Havens, 7, both of New York, during the March for Life in Washington. Jarrad Henderson, USA TODAY. Thousands of people rally on the National Mall before the start of the March for Life. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images. Bianca Checo and Bridget Bicek, cheer on Utah Senator Mia Love during the March for Life in Washington. Jarrad Henderson, USA TODAY. Thousands of people rally on the National Mall before the start of the March for Life. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images. Kellyanne Conway, senior aide to US president Donald Trump, speaks at the March for Life rally on January 27, 2017 in Washington. Tasos Katopodis, AFP/Getty Images. Vice President Mike Pence, his wife Karen Pence and their daughter Charlotte Pence arrive for a rally on the National Mall before the start of the annual March for Life. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images. People prepare to march during the annual March for Life in ...

March For Life Draws Huge Crowds In Washington

... the vice president speaking to tens of thousands gathering in Washington in the March for life. Mary Bruce in the nation's capital tonight. We are the pro-life generation! Reporter: The anti-abortion movement came roaring through the nation's capitol. Hey hey ho ho. R roe V. Wade has got to go jfrmts Reporter: Tens of thousands pouring into the streets for the annual March for life. Crowds as far as the eye could see. Life is winning again in America. Reporter: For the first time ever, the vice president speaking. We will not rest until we restore a culture of life in the U. S. Reporter: The president tweeting, "To all of you marching, you have my full support!" The trump administration is already making the fight against abortion a priority. The president signing an order to ban foreign aid to abortion providers abroad. I feel like we might be getting somewhere. Reporter: The new administration giving new hope to demonstrators. Is Donald Trump a game changer here? Possibly. ...

March For Life Heads To The Supreme Court

... table, running out the office and down the street barefoot and sobbing. As those images played, the energized crowd began to slowly march to the Supreme Court, where every year they demonstrate on the steps. March president Jeanne Mancini has said the marchers are demanding a national ban on abortion after 20 weeks, a Supreme Court Justice who opposes abortion and permanent status for the Hyde amendment, which blocks federal funding of abortion except in cases of rape, incest or danger to the mother’s life. And we're off! We march for LIFE! #Why We March #March For Life __link__/Tmbsb Fu ID 3. — March for Life (@March_for_Life) January 27, 2017. Here are some photos from the day. Amy Hofer of South Dakota stands outside the Supreme Court after participating in the March for Life. Marchers make their way to the Supreme Court during the March for Life. Participants in The March for Life 2017 gather around the Washington Monument. (Astrid Riecken For The Boston Globe). Participants in The March for Life gather around the Washington Monument. (Astrid Riecken For The Boston Globe). Jaime Brown, 22 and Molly Hurtado, 30, both from ...

Dayton High School Students Walk In National March For Life

... Stephen Huffman, a Tipp City Republican. This year’s march was the third in a row for Maia Wagner, a student at Chaminade Julienne. Wagner said she feels it is her generation’s duty to change opinions on abortion and show people they should not have one. RELATED: For millennials, marriage can wait. “I think our job is to carry this on,” Wagner said. There was a sense of energy among marchers Friday that Clark County Right To Life President Steven Cornett said he hadn’t seen before. Cornett said the enthusiasm was largely due to an appearance by Vice President Mike Pence - the first president or vice president in history to address the march in person. “This march was especially energetic because of the new administration,” Cornett said. . @March_for_Life today in Washington. @VP Pence to address crowd just after noon. __link__/b 8 mj Ezkwy Q __link__/je Wlq 5 m 90 b. — Ohio_Politics (@Ohio_Politics) January 27, 2017. Kristin Shelley, a Chaminade Julienne student attending the march for the first time, said it left her speechless and humbled. “To me, it means we are not alone in our way of thinking,” ...

March For Life Crowd Headed To National Mall On Friday

... Donald Trump's inauguration and the Women's March on Washington the following day. "We've seen an increasingly palpable enthusiasm this year, I think in large part because of some of the demonstrations that have occurred over the course of the last week. And then also, just with a hopeful outlook in terms of the couple of years ahead," she said. DC Prepares For March For Life Rally. Tens of thousands of people are expected in Washington, D. C., for the March For Life. News 4's Mark Segraves reports. (Published Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017). The March for Life president said Thursday morning on News 4 that a "special, unannounced guest" would attend the rally Friday morning. The group later announced that Vice President Mike Pence would speak at the rally. Mancini said she expected some women would attend the March for Life for the ...

New Baylor Lawsuit, Jwp, March For Life

... the crowd that the administration is both "pro-life" and "pro-adoption.". 'Bury this!' Women send Gov. Greg Abbott soiled tampons, pads to protest fetal burial rule. Teachers aide Kevin Ma Bone is surprised with a car during a presentation by students and teachers on Friday, January 20, 2017 outside Wilkinson Middle School in Mesquite. Ma Bone lied about having cancer. a story he made up to cover the fact that he had a federal court date in West Virginia. Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News. Police add theft charge to teacher's aide faked cancer. Mesquite police on Friday filed a theft arrest warrant against Kevin Ma Bone, the Wilkinson Middle School teacher's aide who told staff he had cancer but instead was facing federal charges in West Virginia. Ma Bone accepted a car and $1,200 on Jan. 20 - with more than $11,000 more collected in a Go Fund Me ...

Utah's First March For Life To Coincide With National Event

... pro-life organization until 2015 when Pro-Life Utah formed as an outgrowth of protests against Planned Parenthood sparked by a series of controversial undercover videos. "We all felt like something bigger needed to happen," said Mary Taylor of South Jordan, who's the president of Pro-Life Utah. "I'm not sure why there was a void in Utah.”. Catholic perspectives. Utah marchers are also getting a boost from the Catholic community, a group that is critical in any pro-life conclave but brings a distinctive perspective. Jean Hill, government liaison for the Catholic Archdiocese of Salt Lake City, notes that the March for Life’s stated vision is “a world where every human life is valued and protected.”. Hill and her fellow Catholics see no reason that should not extend to other issues, such as euthanasia and the death penalty, mentioned in “The Gospel of Life,” a landmark papal encyclical issued by Pope John Paul II in 1995. Utah Catholic leaders are currently circulating 10,000 postcards amongst all the parishes in the area. They will collect them in February and distribute them to legislators, calling for action against the death penalty and for opposition to ...