Masses, marches deliver pro-life message from coast to coast

Published: 2007-01-23

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As thousands prepared to head to Washington for the annual March for Life, thousands more from coast to coast gathered to mark the 34th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in their own cities and towns. One of the largest gatherings on the weekend before the Jan. 22 march in Washington was in San Francisco, where a crowd estimated at more than 20,000 participated in the 2007 Walk for Life West Coast Jan. 20. "San Francisco is well known for its countercultural protests -- the gay pride parade, anti-war protests and anti-Bush protests," said Dolores Meehan, a co-founder of the walk. "We wanted to send a message that it's OK to be pro-woman and pro-life -- even in the city of San Francisco." Behind teenagers and young adults carrying a 20-foot-wide banner reading "Abortion hurts women," thousands of pro-life supporters walked peacefully down the march route along the San Francisco Embarcadero, often praying and singing.

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