On the march
The 15th National March for Life saw thousands of pro-life supporters marching through downtown streets Thursday afternoon, demanding legal protection for all human beings from conception to natural death.
Demonstrators first rallied at Parliament Hill for rousing speeches by organizers and sympathetic MPs from across Canada.
Organizers urged the protesters to support MP Stephen Woodworth’s private member’s bill that calls for a House committee to review subsection 223(1) of the Criminal Code, which states a fetus only becomes a human being at birth.
Some pro-choice supporters made an appearance on the Hill, but left before the march began.
The crowd of thousands carried signs with slogans such as “Justice for the Unborn” and “Life is the Only Choice.”
Police closed down sections of downtown streets, including Wellington, Laurier, and Elgin streets to make way for the protesters.