The UK March for Life was held in London on Saturday May 5, 2018. This was the first time the march was held in the British capital. The American singer Joy Villa led the march through Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square. Clare McCullough of the Good Counsel Network addressed the crowd.
She denounced the decision by Ealing Council to set up a “buffer zone” around an abortion clinic.
A small counter-demonstration met the pro-lifers at Parliament Square.
Bishop John Keenan of Paisley and Bishop John Wilson, an auxiliary of Westminster, also addressed the marchers. Bishop Keenan urged pro-lifers to publicly express their views; “You have no idea of the galvanising effect your courage will have if you stand up before the British media courageously, even under attack, and be pro-life. You’re setting the seeds of the next generation,” the bishop said.
“We will win this battle by truth, but we will win it even more by courage.”
The UK March for Life takes place each year around the date that the 1967 Abortion Act came into effect. The march started in 2012 by a group from Birmingham. The annual has grown so large that organizers decided to move it to London for the first time this year.Image Sources: Facebook - MarchForLifeUK
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