'Life principles' the thrust, theme of 2004 March for Life

Published: 2004-01-07

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- To observe the 31st anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion virtually on demand, sponsors of the annual March for Life have chosen "Build Unity on the Life Principles" as the theme for the Jan. 22 rally on the Ellipse and march to the U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court buildings in Washington. "Some people think unity is everybody holding hands, and we all be nice to one another," said Nellie Gray, who had directed each March for Life since the first one in 1974. "We're not talking about that. We're talking about unity in the life principles -- no exceptions, no compromises." Gray defines possible exceptions and compromises as "life of the mother, health of the mother, rape, incest, a deformed child and all that."

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