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www.catholicnewsagency.com Pro-life conference sells out months early Pro-life students standing in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic Washington D.C., Nov 28, 2009 / 03:54 am (CNA).- The National Conference of Students for Life of America, scheduled to be held on Jan 23, 2010, has already sold out.“I was amazed to see our national conference sell out so quickly this year. It is a true reflection of what my staff has been witnessing on college campuses for the past several months,” Kristan Hawkins, the Executive Director of Students for Life of America, told CNA. The conference will be an opportunity...

Virginia E. “Ginny” Dauses, the campus minister at St. Mary’s High School in Annapolis, will receive the Culture of Life Medal of Honor Oct. 4 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland, where Cardinal William H. Keeler, archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, will celebrate the Respect Life Mass at 11 a.m. Dauses is being acknowledged for her efforts in mobilizing the youth of the high school, her home parish of St. Mary’s and all of the archdiocese. According to the archdiocesan Respect Life office, 15 young people from St. Mary’s attended the annual March for Life...

SOUTH BEND -- In the aftermath of the controversial commencement visit by President Barack Obama, the University of Notre Dame's president plans to participate in the March for Life in January in Washington, D.C. The Rev. John I. Jenkins, the university president, announced Wednesday in an e-mail to the campus community that he will participate in the Jan. 22 march. He encouraged others to join him. A March for Life is held each January in the nation's capital on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion. "I plan to participate in that march. I...

The murder of abortionist George Tiller cannot be condoned. Neither can accusations of Pro-life 'terrorism' be condoned. The crime of one unaffiliated man does not speak for the Pro-life Movement. But this documentary does... Watch the entire film or see segments below. "To the degree that we can get this documentary in front of the audience is the degree which we can correct the image of the Pro-Life Movement in America." Jack Cashill, Producer From http://www.cashill.com/ With regard to the death of abortionist, George Tiller, the American people and those around the world will have to decide for themselves. The...

Wednesday May 13, 2009 Now 11 Bishops Confirmed: Unprecedented Promotion of March for Life from Catholic Bishops By Alex Bush and John JalsevacTORONTO, May 13, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Canadian March for Life is set to kick off on Thursday at noon, and so far 11 Canadian Catholic bishops have confirmed that they will attend the March. The show of support from the Canadian bishops is unprecedented in the 11-year history of the largest annual Canadian pro-life event.Indeed, this year marks the first time that the March has been given the full, official support of the Canadian Conference of...

17 April, 2009March for Life at Notre Dame We invite you to Notre Dame on Friday, April 17 for the first March for Life on Notre Dame's campus. It will begin at 6 pm with prayer at the Grotto, followed by speakers and a march. Please let your friends and parishes know so that others who aren't in contact with us have the opportunity to join us. As you may have guessed, April 17 is part of Blue-Gold Weekend. So, you'll not only get to do your part to preserve the dignity of life, you'll get to enjoy the festivities...

We compiled the most complete set of numbers I’ve seen of non-D.C. 2009 pro-life rallies marking Roe v. Wade. Email me to report your own city’s rally (give name, city, state, rally name & date, number participants). So far, I have 60,000 pro-lifers rallying, state by state: ALASKA In Anchorage, 100 people participated in a prayer service. ARKANSAS In Little Rock, 6,000 attended a March for Life. CALIFORNIA In San Francisco, 32,000 people participated in The West Coast Walk for Life. In Redding, volunteers planted 3,000 crosses, Lifesite reports. COLORADO In Denver, 400 people rallied at the state capital.

100,000 to 300,000 (depending on the article you read) pro-life people marched in WDC on January 22, 2009, two days after Obama's inauguration. Here's the proof: [video]. FTA: It may come as no surprise, but many media outlets ignored the annual March for Life in Washington, DC on January 22, despite many thousands of protesters. ABC, CBS, NBC, and the NewsHour on PBS all failed to offer a story on it. The print editions of Time and Newsweek both ignored it. Fortunately, there's a movie being made for March 2009 release.

On Thursday morning, Jan. 22, I met with our six-camera crew at the Hyatt Hotel in Washington and went over the day's objectives. We had come to town to shoot a documentary called "Thine Eyes" (See ThineEyes.org), the first-ever high-end production centering on the annual March For Life. We were commissioned to create this video to set the media record straight. Although I had not attended the March before, I knew enough about the way the media worked to suspect that a little straightening was in order. The media did not disappoint. Their coverage confirmed my most paranoid suspicions and...

Newsweek’s Sarah Kliff, in a January 27, 2009 web-exclusive article entitled “Pro-Lifers In Obamaland,” failed to mention how several organizations and individuals she labeled as “pro-life” have friendly relations with pro-abortion Democrats. She also tried to portray the pro-life movement as being “split” between “those who are preparing for the fight of their lives and those who see an opportunity to redefine what it means to be pro-life,” with the latter being the organizations sympathetic to the Democrats. Kliff wrote sympathetically of these groups, which are actually trying to muddy the waters of pro-life activism Kliff began by introducing Sister...

An unidentified blogger on the web site of the left-leaning San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center has rebuked the pro-homosexual movement in the city for failing to show up at a counter-demonstration to the 5th annual Walk for Life West Coast on Sunday, where an estimated 30,000 people peacefully marched in opposition to abortion. Walk for Life opponents had earlier called participants in the annual event “anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage terrorists,” and sought to organize a counter-demonstration of “hundreds of thousands of pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage people.” Instead, said the blogger, “We had perhaps 100 people at our pro-abortion...

Abortion foes march in SF The Associated Press Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO -- Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators marched on this city's waterfront, vowing to continue to fight vehemently for their beliefs in spite of a new president who supports abortion rights. The protesters on Saturday spoke out against the 36-year-old Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion. Dolores Mehan, an organizer of the rally, says despite losing an ally in the White House in George W. Bush, her constituency is energized to take up the challenge. Anti-abortion marchers on Friday demonstrated on the National Mall...

My husband, two friends and I went to DC for the National March for Life, arriving the day after the Inauguration and staying until Saturday. On Friday we toured the Capitol, the Capitol Visitors' Center ("CVC") and the House Gallery. We were treated to repeated metal detectors at the CVC and at the Rayburn House offices when we visited our Congressman's office. However, there were several additional levels of security when we were being escorted to the Gallery. My purse was searched we went through a couple of more metal detectors, and all of our phones, cameras, and other "electronics"...

Tens of thousands of pro-life supporters filled the boulevard along San Francisco's waterfront for more than a mile in the 5th Annual Walk for Life West Coast today, walking behind a 10-foot-long "Abortion Hurts Women" banner.... The Walk came four days after President Barack Obama's inauguration and one day after Obama reversed the Bush administration's ban on federal funding of international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information. "We shall overcome!" Frank Lee of Asian Americans Against Abortion, said, addressing the crowd in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Lee joined Walk organizer Eva Muntean to urge opposition to the proposed...

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Hundreds of thousands of pro-life demonstrators marched through the U.S. capital Thursday, protesting the deaths of almost 50 million unborn children by surgical abortion since the practice was legalized nationwide in 1973. The March for Life, held on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision that struck down state laws nationwide, attracted large groups from around the nation, including Catholic dioceses and parishes, organizations of priests and laity, and various pro-family and pro-life organizations.  Well over half of the participants were under thirty years old, including a very high...

Marching for Life in Tucson - 2009 The sun was shining brightly as I traveled dusty Interstate 10 to downtown Tucson, Arizona in the early morning of January 17, 2009. Like this time last year, I was headed for the historic St. Augustine’s Cathedral of Tucson that was built in the 1860s. The 2008 Tucson March for Life was well attended, and this year looked even more promising. A sense of doom seems to hang in the air when 50 million souls are memorialized, yet there is also a spirit of optimism and hope. The March for Life has...

As one inauguration ends, another begins. Yesterday's March for Life in Washington inaugurated a rebirth of the abortion debate, thanks in large part to the election of President Barack Obama. The media traditionally ignore or minimize the annual march, despite its large numbers, because it's viewed as a rehash of Roe v. Wade. But this year is different, because many pro-lifers view Obama as militantly pro-abortion rights. For starters, on the campaign trail he told Planned Parenthood supporters of his desire to sign into law, as quickly as possible, the pro-abortion Freedom of Choice Act. Versions of FOCA have been...

Washington — Hundreds of thousands turned out to march for the pro-life cause Thursday, gathering on the National Mall to pray, sing, mingle and remember the millions of children lost since abortion was legalized in 1973. A massive number of people gathered for the 36th annual protest of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion under the banner of the right to privacy. “There is no moderate position on abortion,” said March for Life founder Nellie Gray at the protest. “[That’s] because there is no moderate position between the decision to kill or not to kill.” Former...

Friday January 23, 2009 At March, Black Pastor Warns Obama not to Preside over “Genocide” of American Blacks WASHINGTON, DC, January 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The most well received speech at the March for Life this year was that of an African American pastor from Frederick Maryland.  Pastor Luke Robinson began noting that the election of the first African American President of the United States was a fulfillment of “part” of the “Dream” of Dr. Marin Luther King Jr. Speaking of the inauguration of the “first black President” of the United States, Pastor Robinson explained: “So many African Americans...

More than 100,000 people assembled in Washington, D.C. yesterday for the 36th Annual March for Life. But as far as The New York Times is concerned, it never happened. If 50,000 feminists had gathered on the Mall in D.C., to demand passage of the so-called Freedom of Choice Act, it would have been above-the-page-one-fold coverage in The Times, accompanied with an aerial photo of the crowd. If 25,000 environmentalists had congregated in our nation’s capital to call for the deindustrialization of America, to combat global warming, it would have rated at least a photo-illustrated half-page spread. If 10,000 anti-war activists...

LifeNews.com Note: Dave Andrusko is the editor of National Right to Life News and an author and editor of several books on abortion topics. He writes Today's News and Views -- an online editorial column on pro-life issues.   There were a number of new wrinkles in the 36th annual March for Life, some of which I caught and others I'm sure I missed. This included everything from the exact starting point to the route walked to the time at which the police cleared the street of traffic. What didn't change were the numbers: they were huge. Most news accounts...

WASHINGTON – Fewer than 24 hours after the close of the final inaugural ball, Washington D.C. is once again abuzz with activity. As the masses of humanity that witnessed the historic swearing in of America's first African-American President make their way home, another wave is just arriving. They too come from every corner of the nation, are filled with an incredible sense of optimism and are emboldened by the audacity of hope. They invoke the words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and are well-versed in the language of justice and equality for all. The new wave arriving in...

She's asked President Obama to come for a visit, and she has bloggers on her side now. Still, Nellie Gray -- who founded the March for Life 36 years ago -- pines for some meaningful attention from the press. Her marchers were to hit the streets near the Capitol on Thursday, virtually retracing the steps of an estimated 1.8 million inaugural revelers whose every move was chronicled by a crush of media just two days earlier. Perhaps journalists are just tired. The chances are good, however, that news organizations will not be in close attendance for the pro-life crowds. The...

Halfway Through '40 Days for Life' and Planned Parenthood is Already in Crisis Mode Abstinence approach gets unlikely ally (a Democrat, David R. Obey, D-Wis.)Homecoming for baby who 'died' in wombAre Some Now Understanding What Happened to Terri Schiavo Was Wrong?Why be pro-life? The boy who is allergic to almost EVERY foodWhat REALLY happens during an abortion: One surgeon finally tells the truthScience Web Site Misleads Women Saying Abortion-Breast Cancer Link a MythWomen's Group Challenges Web Site on Abortion-Breast Cancer LinkKomen, Plaxo and Cancer … oh my! Susan G. Komen for the Cure awards 72 grants to Planned Parenthood in...

President Barack Obama will issue an order restoring U.S. funding for international family-planning groups involved with abortion. But he chose not to do so on Thursday, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. President Obama was breaking with the tradition set by his recent predecessors to make an abortion-related order on the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling, another example of his attempt to support liberal policies he believes in while trying to defuse emotional political debates. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush both used Jan. 22, the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision guaranteeing legal abortion, to change U.S. policy...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of abortion opponents rallied Thursday on the National Mall to mark the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade amid concerns they could face political setbacks under the new president. ---snip--- The rally stretched for about three blocks on the Mall and included many young people.

Saw a LOT of groups from a LOT of places: Nice to see some folks from overseas, as well: Saw quite a bit of irony:

Lutherans join ''March for Life'' in Washington, D.C. March for Life logoLutherans from throughout the country will join the thousands who are expected to gather in the nation's capital Jan. 22 for the 36th annual "March for Life." LCMS World Relief and Human Care (WR-HC) also will be in Washington, D.C., providing information, insights and updated web coverage throughout the day from marching Lutherans as they affirm the blessing of God's gift of life. This year's march participants include a coalition of Lutherans, including: Synod President Gerald B. Kieschnick; members of the LCMS Sanctity of Human Life Committee (under the...

“If our laws continue to deny the unborn their unalienable right to life, as set forth by our Founding Fathers, we cheapen the liberties and freedom we claim to hold dear and have sworn under oath to protect and defend.” January 22, 2009 - WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), made the following statement on the occasion of the 36th Annual March for Life and the 36th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision: “Each year on this day, hundreds of thousands of Americans who support the sanctity of life gather to fight for...

The March for Life near the Capitol can't get the time of day from the press - who 2 days earlier were ALL OVER the inaugural. Nice quotes from March of Life founder Nellie Gray.

<p>"In a city of many competing political interests, these marchers have come to speak for only one cause: The goodness of every life, and the rights of the unborn."</p> <p>Mitt Romney.</p> <p>The Republican former governor of Massachusetts and erstwhile candidate for president who has, as he likes to say, "evolved'' on the question of abortion rights. He has settled squarely in the "pro-life'' camp, which is where any good Republican contemplating another run for president will reside.</p>

Anti-abortion activists today will mark the 36th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade decision with rallies at the Verizon Center and on the Mall, followed by a march to the Supreme Court. Coming two days after the nation inaugurated a president who is a staunch supporter of abortion rights, the annual March for Life is sure to feel different than it did during the eight years when former President George W. Bush, an abortion opponent, was in the White House. Bush traditionally sent a presidential message of support to the marchers when they gathered every year. He appointed...

In years past, FReepers have met  up with friends at a little known monument on the ellipse. It is called the 2nd Division monument and it is between Constitution Ave and the Ellipse. This is what it looks like:   If you are standing at the rear of the Ellipse, facing the White House, with the Washington Monument to your rear, this small monument is to your left rear next on Constitution Ave. DC EllipseYou may want  to meet at 12:00 Noon  in front of this 2nd Division monument. (This is usually where the Connecticut and Massachusetts pro-life bus groups...

(Sorry for the vanity, but search revealed no results) Is there a meetup tomorrow before the march?

Irondale, AL (EWTN) – With President Obama promising his first act in office will be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops vowing to aggressively oppose this, the 2009 March for Life could be one of the biggest and most important in history. EWTN will offer viewers the most complete coverage available on any platform of both Washington, D.C.’s March for Life and San Francisco’s Walk for Life. Coverage of the Jan. 22 events will include live Masses, walking processions, rallies, interviews, panel discussions, and speeches from pro-lifers around the country.  You can...

So, how many of you were aware that, in one of his last official acts before stepping down as President, George W. Bush proclaimed Sunday, January 18, as "National Sanctity of Human Life Day" for 2009. "The most basic duty of government is to protect the life of the innocent," his proclamation is reported to say. What??? You didn't know??? Well, I'm sure it was just an innocent oversight on the part of NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, FOX, and about 14,000 major metropolitain newspapers around the country. After all, they're journalists—they don't have any reason to withhold news. Your PP...

<p>It's President Obama's first full day in office, day 2 of the first 100 days, and he already has protesters giving him grief.</p> <p>About 50 people from a pro-life organization held crosses, each with a year written since Roe v. Wade.</p>

On January 22, 2009 thousands will gather in Washington, D.C. to give their voice to our neighbors in the first home of the whole human race. These are the children who await their welcome among us upon birth. These littlest neighbors need our voice because theirs is being muffled behind the wall of their mother’s womb, once considered the first refuge of safety. There in their first experience of the interdependency which reveals the truth about our humanity, where they are supposed to be embraced by the warmth of love, they are vulnerable to the worst kind of domestic violence....

WASHINGTON, DC, January 22, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Thursday morning's National Service for the Pre-born, previously known as the National Memorial for the Pre-born and their Mothers and Fathers, will take place inside the new US Capitol Visitor Center after being initially turned down for an indoor venue this year. An alternate site at the Heritage Foundation Building was made available to attendees, but the service will now be returned to the US Capitol complex itself. "This is a significant turn of events," said Rev. Rob Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council and co-founder of the Pre-born Service. "It...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The pro-life movement has a rich history of focusing not just on the death of an unborn child in an abortion but on the pain and regret millions of women fell following an abortion. Some of those women who wish they could undo their abortion decision and choose life will speak out again at this year's March for Life. Members of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, a network of men and women harmed by abortion, will give their personal abortion testimonies at Thursday's event.They will join the hundreds of thousands of marchers in the...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Norma McCorvey, the former Jane Roe of the infamous Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, has recorded a new television commercial speaking out against abortion. The commercial is running on stations in several states as the part of educational campaigns pro-life groups are undertaking."Back in 1973, I was a very confused twenty-one year old with one child and facing an unplanned pregnancy," she says in the ad. "At the time I fought to obtain a legal abortion, but truth be told, I have three daughters and never had an abortion.""Upon knowing God. I realize that...

The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department has forbidden a pro-life gathering and chalk display during Inauguration Week – and now the group is fighting back with a lawsuit against the District of Columbia.

Friday January 16, 2009 FULL TEXT of President Bush Proclamation of Sanctity of Life Day - January 18 January 16, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The following is the full text of President Bush’s proclamation of National Sanctity of Life Day:All human life is a gift from our Creator that is sacred, unique, and worthy of protection. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, our country recognizes that each person, including every person waiting to be born, has a special place and purpose in this world. We also underscore our dedication to heeding this message of conscience by speaking up for...

San Francisco, CA (LifeNews.com) -- Organizers of the Walk for Life West Coast say they expect such a strong turnout at the western version of the March for Life that it will show the pro-life community strongly enthused despite the election of abortion advocate Barack Obama as president. While media pundits and pro-abortion groups may have written off the pro-life community as a result of the elections, Walk for Life co-chair Dolores Meehan says that wouldn't square with the truth. Meehan says the election results should not be interpreted as Americans saying they don't care about abortion or Obama's strong...

The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department has forbidden a pro-life gathering and chalk display during Inauguration Week – and now the group is fighting back with a lawsuit against the District of Columbia. Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, said the department is banning the event because of its message. "For over 16 years, law enforcement officials have given permission to the Christian Defense Coalition to use public 'sidewalk chalking' as a part of their demonstrations and vigils in the nation's capitol. The City of Washington, D.C., has also allowed numerous public 'chalk art displays'...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new pro-life movie about a baby born alive after a failed abortion is set to premier in conjunction with the March for Life next week. The flim 22 Weeks tells the true story of a baby aborted alive in an Orlando abortion center in 2005.A woman named Angele sued an Orlando abortion business in April 2005 for allowing a newborn child to die after she gave birth to the child.Angele alleged the abortion facility refused to call emergency personnel and that staff at the abortion facility refused to help Angele or her baby, born...

America, we won’t go away. Many people wish we would, and heaven knows we would rather be doing almost anything else. But we can’t go away, and we won’t. I’m sure you’ve seen us. We may have made you angry, or sad, or we may have made you turn quickly away and find something else to look at. You may have seen us two days before Christmas outside the Planned Parenthood building. The old man with the rosary, the college kids in sweats, the sad-looking woman clutching brochures and an “I Regret My Abortion” sign — that was us. Maybe...

<p>In 1973 the Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade was decided, having the effect of forcing states to allow abortions for any reason. The majority opinion by abortion advocate Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun was shocking and constitutionally vague. Later it was found that on the side of "Roe" the lawyers, plaintiff and witnesses had lied extensively to make their case. This was also the situation with "Doe v. Bolton," known as the companion case to Roe v. Wade. The plaintiffs Roe (Norma McCorvey) and Doe (Sandra Cano) in these cases have petitioned the Supreme Court to review them, admitting their own false testimony. Both were turned down.</p>

San Francisco, CA (LifeNews.com) -- The Walk for Life West Coast has grown since its inception and more than 25,000 people took part in the pro-life witness in one of the most pro-abortion cities in the nation. In preparation for the next walk on January 24, the group has sponsored a new billboard.The sign, advertising the Walk for Life West Coast's signature slogan "Abortion Hurts Women" is now displayed near the approach to one of the most traveled bridges in the U.S. The 20' x 60' billboard is easily visible to the more than 100,000 cars driving the freeway...

"We will ask him (President Obama)'Have you seen an abortion? Have you seen a child who has been subjected to abortion?" WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) - As pro-life leaders and citizens across America and the world gear up for a historic chapter in Washington's March for Life on January 22nd, founder Nellie Gray gave LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) a preview of the message that the march plans to send to the country - and to Mr. Obama, one of the most virulent abortion advocates in American politics, two days after his inauguration. In the final chapter of the presidency of George W. Bush...