.- Pro-life
groups in Argentina presented a petition signed by 250,000 people to
lawmakers this week demanding they refrain from legalizing abortion in
the country.
The campaign to
collect signatures began on December 28, 2004, and was intended to be a
local effort at first, but later became a nationwide initiative.
Pro-life groups
said the purpose of the project was to make Argentinean lawmakers aware
of their opposition “to the legalization of this horrendous
crime.” The original plan was to present the petition on March
25, Day of the Unborn Child in Argentina, but since the day fell on a
Saturday, when lawmakers are not in session, the petition was presented
instead on March 28.
“The Day of the
Unborn Child is the appropriate occasion for ending this campaign…and
we will praying in every corner of the country that our opinion will
reach the hearts and minds of our lawmakers,” pro-life leaders said in
a statement. They noted that many lawmakers are pro-life, and “it
is our duty to give them all the necessary help to prevent the deaths
of millions of Argentineans.”
If Argentineans
do not mobilize and abortion becomes legal, they continued, “we will be
responsible for not having done enough to stop this horrendous crime.”
Young people present 250,000 signatures opposing abortion to Argentinean lawmakers
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