50,000 Join Polish March for Life in the Midst of Government Push to Overturn Abortion Ban

Andreas Wailzer : Apr 16, 2024
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One of the banners read, "This is Poland, not Brussels, no one supports abortion," in an apparent reference to a resolution passed by the European Parliament that demands abortion be added to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

(Warsaw, Poland) — [LifeSiteNews.com] On Sunday, 50,000 people took to the streets in Warsaw in one of the largest pro-life events in Poland's recent history. (Screengrab image: via X)

The March of Life in Poland's capital on April 14 took place two days after the left-wing Polish government voted on bills that seek to end the country's near-total abortion ban.

According to Notes from Poland, Bogusław Kiernicki, one of the organizers of the March, told the crowd to gather on Castle Square. "We want every Polish citizen to have the right to life from conception to natural death," he said.

"It is not an (act of) grace that we allow a child to be born; it is their sacred right." he added.

The organizers estimate that 50,000 people attended the event, making it the largest pro-life gathering in Poland in the 21st century.

"We will not raise the white flag regardless of what happens in the Sejm (lower house of Parliament)," Kiernicki said, adding, "We will continue until the rights of conceived children are guaranteed. We will be here next year, and maybe in six months, if necessary."

Many participants waved white-and-red Polish flags and held up pro-life banners. One of the banners read, "This is Poland, not Brussels, no one supports abortion," in an apparent reference to a resolution passed by the European Parliament that demands abortion be added to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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