Lima, Peru, Mar 26, 2015 / 10:16 am
More than half a million Peruvians participated in the historic March for Life 2015, held March 21 in Lima, rejecting abortion and speaking out in defense of life from conception to natural death.
¡Lo logramos! Esta es la cifra oficial de la #MarchaPorLaVida pic.twitter.com/q6UjPdRkLE
- ACI Prensa (@aciprensa) March 22, 2015
In Peru, the right to life from conception is protected by the Constitution of Peru, the Civil Code, the Code of Children and Adolescents, and the American Convention on Human Rights. March 25 is celebrated in the country's Day of the Unborn, according to law.
Young people played a leading role in the march, as both volunteers and participants.