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[[Image:Mplv2009.jpg|thumb|300px|View of the 2009 Pro-life March. January 25, 2009.]] |
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[[image:MPLV 0536.JPG|thumb|300px|March for Life, Paris. January 17, 2010.]] |
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The '''Paris March for Life''' ({{lang-fr|[[:fr:Marche pour la vie (Paris)|Marche pour la vie]]}}) is an annual demonstration protesting [[abortion]] held in [[Paris]] in late January, close to the anniversary date of the 1975 law that legalized abortion in France. The event was created in 2005 by several French [[pro-life]] organizations to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of legal abortion.<ref>''La Croix'' 21 January 2008 http://www.la-croix.com/article/index.jsp?docId=2326653&rubId=4076</ref> It defines itself as non-denominational and non-partisan.<ref>[http://www.enmarchepourlavie.fr/node/5 Official March for Life website]</ref> |
The '''Paris March for Life''' ({{lang-fr|[[:fr:Marche pour la vie (Paris)|Marche pour la vie]]}}) is an annual demonstration protesting [[abortion]] held in [[Paris]] in late January, close to the anniversary date of the 1975 law that legalized abortion in France. The event was created in 2005 by several French [[pro-life]] organizations to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of legal abortion.<ref>''La Croix'' 21 January 2008 http://www.la-croix.com/article/index.jsp?docId=2326653&rubId=4076</ref> It defines itself as non-denominational and non-partisan.<ref>[http://www.enmarchepourlavie.fr/node/5 Official March for Life website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221164438/http://enmarchepourlavie.fr/node/5 |date=2009-12-21 }}</ref> |
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Over the years, the Paris March for Life has become the largest annual anti-abortion gathering in Europe. Estimates of the number of marchers in 2008 range from 2,500<ref>Dépêche AFP du 20 January 2008</ref> to 20,000.<ref>[http://www.30anscasuffit.com/ Former March for Life website]</ref> The rally attracts delegations from European countries other than France, notably Italy, Spain, Belgium, the UK, Poland, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland.<ref>[http://www.enmarchepourlavie.fr/node/5 Official website]</ref> |
Over the years, the Paris March for Life has become the largest annual anti-abortion gathering in Europe. Estimates of the number of marchers in 2008 range from 2,500<ref>Dépêche AFP du 20 January 2008</ref> to 20,000.<ref>[http://www.30anscasuffit.com/ Former March for Life website]</ref> The rally attracts delegations from European countries other than France, notably Italy, Spain, Belgium, the UK, Poland, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland.<ref>[http://www.enmarchepourlavie.fr/node/5 Official website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221164438/http://enmarchepourlavie.fr/node/5 |date=2009-12-21 }}</ref> |
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2010 saw a sharp rise in attendance, possibly as high as 25,000, compared to 15,000 in 2009.<ref>[http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/paris_march_for_life_draws_25000_protesters/ CNA 19 January 2010]</ref> These numbers has since increased to 50,000 in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands take to Paris streets to march against abortion|url=http://www.thelocal.fr/20170123/thousands-take-to-paris-streets-to-march-against-abortion|accessdate=25 January 2017|work=[[The Local]]|date=23 January 2017}}</ref> |
2010 saw a sharp rise in attendance, possibly as high as 25,000, compared to 15,000 in 2009.<ref>[http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/paris_march_for_life_draws_25000_protesters/ CNA 19 January 2010]</ref> These numbers has since increased to 50,000 in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thousands take to Paris streets to march against abortion|url=http://www.thelocal.fr/20170123/thousands-take-to-paris-streets-to-march-against-abortion|accessdate=25 January 2017|work=[[The Local]]|date=23 January 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:08, 1 June 2017
The Paris March for Life (French: Marche pour la vie) is an annual demonstration protesting abortion held in Paris in late January, close to the anniversary date of the 1975 law that legalized abortion in France. The event was created in 2005 by several French pro-life organizations to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of legal abortion.[1] It defines itself as non-denominational and non-partisan.[2]
Over the years, the Paris March for Life has become the largest annual anti-abortion gathering in Europe. Estimates of the number of marchers in 2008 range from 2,500[3] to 20,000.[4] The rally attracts delegations from European countries other than France, notably Italy, Spain, Belgium, the UK, Poland, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland.[5]
2010 saw a sharp rise in attendance, possibly as high as 25,000, compared to 15,000 in 2009.[6] These numbers has since increased to 50,000 in 2017.[7]
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See also
- March for Life and Family (Warsaw, Poland)
- March for Life (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.)
- Walk for Life West Coast (San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.)
References
- ^ La Croix 21 January 2008 http://www.la-croix.com/article/index.jsp?docId=2326653&rubId=4076
- ^ Official March for Life website Archived 2009-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dépêche AFP du 20 January 2008
- ^ Former March for Life website
- ^ Official website Archived 2009-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CNA 19 January 2010
- ^ "Thousands take to Paris streets to march against abortion". The Local. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
External links
- Paris March for Life official website
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