To celebrate this
year’s March For Life 2015, I will present this
Pro-Life Article from Live Action, a Pro-Life Organization that I
endorsed:
INTERNET
SOURCE: http://liveactionnews.org/10-reasons-why-you-should-march-for-life/
10 reasons why you
should March for Life
3:15 pm, Jan 16, 2015
Every
life is a gift. That’s the message that the 2015 March
for Life is emphasizing for its 2015 event on January 22. The March for
Life is an annual event, held each year on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. It was on
this day in 1973 that the U.S. Supreme Court found a Constitutional right
to abortion despite no mention in the Constitution.
Now,
57 million lives later, the pro-life movement shows no signs of slowing. The
March for Life began as a small event, but it quickly became the largest
peaceful pro-life demonstration in the nation.
Here
are 10 reasons to march for life (wherever you are):
1.
Because abortion is a silent holocaust, and marching draws attention to the
atrocities.
There is power and strength in numbers. The old saying declares that “the
squeaky wheel gets the grease.” When we are silent about abortion, abortion can
more easily continue unchallenged. Make noise.
2.
Because of the
connections and unity you will find. You will join like-minded
people, make friends you can partner with in the fight for life, and connect
and encourage your own heart to continue the battle for life.
3. Because the nation is dying.
Literally. Recently this story reminded us what 57 million people killed looks
like. It looks like a nation that is dying en
masse.
4.
Because a true feminist
attitude is a pro-life attitude. It’s a lie that women are
empowered by having a right to kill their offspring. A real woman protects her
young — whether by raising her child or by letting another adopt her child. The
strong woman supports life, and women in this nation need to see you stand up
for them — not timidly, but with the strength to fight for life. We need to
counteract the militant voices that proclaim that feminism means a right to
kill.
5. Because justice matters.
It’s been impossible to follow the news in the past few months without hearing
a reminder of the need for justice, especially for African-Americans. Abortion
is not at all different. According to the pro-abortion think-tank the Guttmacher
Institute, “black women are more than 5 times as likely as white women to have
an abortion.” If we are fighting for justice, especially in a time of racial
tension, it’s negligent not to fight for justice for these African-American
babies, who are dying at a higher rate.
6. Because the old song and cliché are
correct: children are the future. It sounds like a sappy
greeting card, and yet when we stop and think about it, what future do we have
when babies are killed at will? None. The next abortion actually could be the
child who grows up to cure cancer, save your child’s life in an accident, solve
the problems that plague us, or maybe simply marry the baby you have yet to
have. Every abortion steals a chance for hope. We march to cry for hope for our
future.
7.
Because of the civil
rights movement. As we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. and
his influence on civil rights in the same week as we grieve the anniversary of
legalized abortion, we must remember that abortion is a civil rights issue.
Though the Declaration of Independence says that “all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” there’s a
silent disclaimer that the abortion industry makes: if we let you be born. All lives deserve the
same rights.
8.
Because for every 1,000
babies born, 228 are killed by abortion. That makes it about 19%; 1 out of 5 babies never get to live. We march to fight
for their right to live, to bring awareness to this terrifying data, and to put
passion and action behind the outrage. We march to call for life for all five
of those babies, recognizing that four out of five is not sufficient.
9.
Because you can march
for life where you are. Not everyone can get to Washington,
D.C. each year, but all over the nation, cities and regions hold their own
March for Life events in support of the national event and to amplify their
voice in their region. To add your name to this list and join a march near you,
you can look at this link.
10.
Because every life is
really a gift, as this year’s March for Life theme says. But
those who have a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13,
spina bifida, etc., have only about a 10% chance of being born. While those who
are allowed to live are repeatedly noted as being some of the most loving and
wonderful people to those who know them, the fear of simply carrying one of
these pregnancies to term is so great that it’s rare that it happens.
So
many reasons exist to march for life. The March for Life group has social media
campaign going right now to show the many reasons people cite. Have
a look here, join in where you are — and whatever you do, march for life!
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