This Saturday, the streets of Madrid will once again be taken over by the Spanish March for Life. The organisers, led by the organisation Derecho a Vivir (though there are hundreds of groups involved), are hoping to build on the 500,000-strong crowd that gathered in March of this year to show their opposition to the proposed extension of Spanish abortion laws by the Socialist government.
Members of Youth Defence are delighted to be flying over to attend and show solidarity with their European counterparts who are fighting against abortion. “A group of YD members attended the Paris March for Life, where we were asked to speak about our work here in Ireland”, said Rebecca Roughneen. “And Marta Serranillos from the Spanish organising group, Derecho a Vivir, spoke at our own Rally for Life in July in Dublin. Pro-life activists across Europe say that they look to Ireland as their inspiration, because we have managed to keep our country abortion-free. While we should be proud of that achievement, we cannot forget about the children being killed in other countries; it’s so important that we all support each other as best we can”.
The March leaves from the Puerto del Sol in Madrid this Saturday the 17th of October at 5pm.
Members of Youth Defence Espana will also travel to take party in the March for Life. Spokeswoman Ana Cabeza said that “The crisis in Spain had brought many groups and individuals together to become active against abortion”.
Category | Abortion : Europe
Published By | Youth Defence
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Javier, Spaniard Living in Ireland on Oct 17, 2009 5:04pm
Hi, I am sure Marta Gomez Serranillos can confirm this with you, please, do check with her, because I am sure she knows this: Partido Popular is going to this demonstration, but despite the fact that they do have a large majority of electors who call themselves catholics, during their 8 years of government THEY ALLOWED ABORTION AND DID NOT CHANGE THE LAWS WHEN THEY COULD HAVE. Thay also named homosexual couples as couples recognised by the state which was the first step that the socialists needed in order to call marriage the union of two homosexuals. But also, the PP passed a law to make "the pill of the next day" not only legal but free of charge to all Spanish citizens. AES (Alternativa Espanola) and many other smaller parties are really defending our values
a Spaniard in Dublin on Oct 17, 2009 5:47pm
by not posting my post, you are cooperating wit Partido Popular, what you translate as the Peoples Party, and they are indeed abortionists, please check the Spanish girl's opinion, Marta, if she is really pro-life I am positive she will tell you who realluy PP is: they legalized prositution in Madrid, they approved the "next day's pill" for Spain and included it as a free "medicine", they approved the gay couples but they not only did not change the abortion lwa during 8 years of PP power, but also allowed for three additional cases in which it is legal to commit the crime of abortion. They are lying to you, and all of this is something easy to check for you
Luis on Oct 18, 2009 10:25am
The People's Party is an abortionist one. During their 8 years of governamet 500.000 children were aborted, with out one single pro-life action.
In January, most of the european parlamentaries of the Pp votes for the "rigth to abortion" to be declared a fundamental right in the UE.
From Pittsburgh on Oct 19, 2009 2:55am
Please publish photos from Spain. I don't know anyone in Spain, nor do I speak Spanish, but I would like to put info on the March in our Newsletter in Pittsburgh www.pcuc.org
I hope you will send a contingent to our March for Life in January.
I am coming to Dublin Nov. 5-10, which means I will be there Nov. 6-9. My son lives in Dublin 8 (kilmainham). is that a long way from your office. If I can I would like to stop to see you, and of course, get some pics for my NL.
Helen