Lima, Peru, Aug 16, 2004 / 22:00 pm
Thousands of Peruvians of all ages gathered in front of the country’s Palace of Justice to demand for the protection of human life from the moment of conception and that President Alejandro Toledo stop distribution of the morning after pill and ensure that the Peruvian Constitution is obeyed.
Families, students, professionals, and representatives of diverse civil groups marched in the streets of the capital, carrying banners, balloons, and signs referring to the defense of human life.
Several speakers shared their testimonies and spoke out against the misinformation, the distribution and commercialization of the morning after pill, as well as its inclusion in the public health policy of Peru.
Protest organizers denounced the efforts by Peru’s Health Minister, Pilar Mazzetti, to hide the pill’s abortifacient effect from the public. They added that the march is the beginning of a series of activities to defend the unborn, the constitutional right to life from conception to natural death, and to promote the family.