For photos of today's March for Life in Washington, D.C., see here, here, and here. The Dominicans of the Province of St. Joseph have a video of their walk.
The march drew more people than last year according to Prolife Blogs, despite snowfall in Washington the night before the march:
"The March for Life was simply massive, bigger than last year. It is hard to estimate the number of participants because it was impossible to see more than about one quarter of the crowd as any one time."
From Catholic News Service:
"With temperatures hovering right around freezing, the marchers packing several square blocks of the Mall and overflowing onto side streets turned the previous day's snowfall into acres of muddy slush."
This follows increases in the number of participants this year both at Saturday's Walk for Life - West Coast in San Francisco and at yesterday's Walk for Life in Paris.
President George Bush's remarks by phone included this:
"As we move forward, we've all got to remember that a true culture of life cannot be built by changing laws alone. We've all got to work hard to change hearts. We will find areas where we can agree and, at the same time, work to persuade more of our fellow citizens to join this great cause. The sanctity of life is written in the hearts of all men and women. And so I say, go forth with confidence that a cause rooted in human dignity and appealing to the best instincts of our citizens cannot fail."
Also, there is a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Pro-Life Page.
January 23 news article: Two Washington Post reporters noticed this awkward moment at the rally for yesterday's March for Life in Washington, D.C.:
As the sun set in front of the Supreme Court at the end of the march, a group of women took to the microphone, one after another, holding black signs that said: "I regret my abortion." . . . As the women spoke, some in English and some in Spanish, their words were interrupted by about 100 abortion rights advocates linking arms and holding signs saying: "Trust women."
Which women?
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