March for Life a big success

With seemingly a record-breaking crowd in Washington, and an excellent turnout from the Hudson Valley area, it's clear that the prolife movement has not been fazed by a few election losses in November.

The Washington Post gave a pretty good report on the March. BUT on page A10.

Abortion Foes to Renew Efforts - washingtonpost.com

The NY Times gave desultory and brief coverage. (It will only be available to read for free online this week.) AND on page A17.

Thousands of Abortion Opponents Rally on Mall - New York Times

Here is Lifenews.com coverage

Hundreds of Thousands of Pro-Life People March for Life in Washington

Michelle Malkin's website had a great overhead picture of the Rally on the Mall proceeding the March. (Michelle was not too impressed with the Washington Post coverage, even though we thought it was OK.) She thoughtfully compared the kind of coverage Cindy Sheehan gets, with the coverage of tens of thousands of people turning out at the March.

Michelle Malkin: The demonstrators the MSM downplays

Amy Welborn's weblog with several postings and comments on the March is here:

open book

We believe eleven buses travelled from the Westchester-Putnam-Rockland counties area, with two of them sponsored by the Hudson Valley Coalition for Life. HVCL had 85 bus riders, about 70% of whom were students.

Here are some pictures:

Brigid Faranda gave a radio interview at the rest stop on the way to Washington. The show was the Dave and Sue Konig Catholic Family Program on Sirius radio.

Patty Richards with two students from St Theresa's school in Briarcliff Manor

Rich Fuerst and Sister Lucy Vasile of the Sisters of Life

 

These students from Bishop Byrne High School in Memphis Tennessee had a 14 hour bus ride to get to the March

Long time activist Laurie Hurley came down from Vermont and travelled on the Hudson Valley buses to Washington.

This was taken by a ten year old, who was struck by the (irony of the) word "Liberty" on the quarter.

The March -

Up Constitution Ave.

and past the Russell Senate building, before the  Marchers turn right onto First St., to reach the Supreme Court. It took 75 minutes for the Marchers to all pass the Russell building. This picture was taken an hour after the front of the March passed the building and the participants are jammed shoulder to shoulder in the street.

Near the Supreme Court

Digna and her two sons Stephen and Manuel in front of the Supreme Court. They are from Croton.

"Liberty and Justice for All"

Here are the four teenagers who spoke on one of the buses on the return trip. They all did a great job of briefly talking about their impressions from the day.

Edwin - ninth grade from Sleepy Hollow

Caroline from St. Ann's School eighth grade in Ossining.

Manuel, high school junior, from Croton

Kelly, ninth grader from Sleepy Hollow. She expressed her admiration for woman who spoke out about regreting their abortions.

Comments

[jenny muto]

"EXHILARATING" WAS GEORGE MUTO'S DESCRIPTION OF HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE PRO-LIFE MARCH ON MONDAY. HE WAS PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED WITH THE SPEAKERS, ESPECIALLY THE RABBI WHO PARTICIPATES WITH HIS SONS EVERY YEAR.

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