Washington D.C., Jan 19, 2024 / 19:15 pm
Although the pro-life movement is most commonly associated with conservative politics, one group of left-wing pro-life activists is working to change that perception.
Members of the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) and other pro-life progressives gathered in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 19, to call for an end to abortion with their fellow pro-lifers at the annual March for Life.
Their chants included “Black lives matter, even in the womb,” “Abortion is oppression” and “Pro-choice is a lie; babies never choose to die.” Some of the signs tied pro-life messages to common progressive causes, such as immigration rights and gay rights.
Melanie Salazar, who is a PAAU organizer and content creator for the Spanish-language PAAU Ahora, told CNA that the organization is an “untraditional pro-life group,” which includes secular people, Catholics, Orthodox Christians, and others. She added that the pro-life movement can include people of various political ideologies.