San Francisco, Calif., Jan 10, 2010 / 14:48 pm
Dolores Meehan, co-founder of Walk for Life West Coast, will be a keynote speaker at the sixth annual Paris “March for Life” on Jan. 17. The Paris March, known in French as “Marche Pour Le Respect de la Vie,” has become a rallying point for pro-lifers across Europe.
The Paris March attracts groups from France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Poland, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland and the United States, the California Catholic Daily reports. Last year’s March drew an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 participants.
The event began in 2005 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the French law legalizing abortion. Their slogan was “30 Years is enough!”
Meehan told the California Catholic Daily she was “delighted” to be invited to speak at the March and was “intrigued” by the similarities between the French and the Californian events.