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Marchers Carry Message Of Sacredness Of Life
Published: January 27, 2005
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Teresa Petros holds her 3-year-old daughter Jacqueline, one of five daughters Petros and her husband have given birth to over the last 13 years. Petros is a parishioner at Mary Our Queen Church, Norcross. (Photos by Michael Alexander)
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Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory makes his debut speech at the Together for Life memorial service and rally marking the 32nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize abortion in the United States.
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A woman stands in the crowd as speakers talk during the Together for Life memorial service and rally in front of the state Capitol.
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Frank Mulcahy, director of the Georgia Catholic Conference, center, attends the Together for Life memorial service and rally at the Georgia Capitol on Jan. 21. The rally followed the Mass for the Unborn at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Atlanta.
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As she listens to the speakers during the rally, Joan Virag stands by a banner from her McDonough parish, St. James Church.
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Richard Yates walks during the march with his hands folded in prayer. Yates is a member of St. Patrick’s Church, Norcross.
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Homeschoolers from Gwinnett County are followed by thousands of marchers as they make their way down Martin Luther King Jr. Drive during the silent memorial walk.
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