Washington D.C., Jan 23, 2006 / 22:00 pm
More than 100,000 Americans converged on the nation's capital for the March for Life yesterday. The event marked the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and called for a culture of life in America. Marchers from across the country and from various ages, backgrounds and political views, sang, prayed and shared their views against abortion.
Numerous college student groups, including three busloads from Notre Dame and Princeton universities, also participated. Before the March for Life began, more than 22,000 youth and young adults packed the MCI Center for a pre-march rally.
Prior to the march, thousands of others gathered near Congress to hear pro-life speakers. Among them were women who had abortions and who spoke about how it impacted their lives in ways they had not anticipated.
Numerous women lined up on and around the main podium from the Silent No More Awareness campaign with signs saying, "I Regret My Abortion."