Many Local Catholics 'March For Life' In D.C.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Many Catholics across the region got up bright and early to leave for Washington D.C. Monday morning for the 38th Annual March For Life. The march protests the historic Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion.
Tour buses, carrying around 170 students, pulled out before dawn from Archbishop Ryan High School in Northeast Philadelphia and made their way to the nation's capital.
Angel, a junior at Archbishop Ryan, said he is against abortion. "I'd like to see everyone get together and be against abortion. It's killing someone, it's murder."
Freshman Christian O'Connell explained why he decided to participate. "I just don't like abortion. I don't think it's right that a baby can't speak its mind," O'Connell said. "I mean, if they can't speak, why are you going to kill them? The people who are doing it wouldn't like it if their mom said, 'No, I don't want you."
O'Connell adds that he is ready for the cold temperatures. His mother had him up early, making sure he had everything to stay warm.
Events in Washington begin at 10 a.m. when Cardinal Justin Rigali will be the celebrant of a mass for Philadelphians at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Rally for Life starts at noon on the mall, and the march begins at 1 p.m.
Reported by Jim Melwert, KYW Newsradio
