20,000 people bring Belfast to a standstill for the ‘March for Their Lives’

Belfast city centre was brought to a standstill on Saturday as 20,000 people gridlocked the streets for the pro-life ‘March for their Lives.’ The major pro-life event was organised by Precious Life and other pro-life groups to give the people of Northern Ireland an opportunity to voice their opposition to Westminster’s abortion law. The cruel and extreme legislation, which would introduce abortion up to 7 months (28 weeks gestation) in Northern Ireland, was rammed through Parliament without any public consultation from the people here or their elected representatives.

The profoundly undemocratic and extreme abortion legislation was rammed through the Westminster Parliament in July without any public consultation from the people here or their elected representatives. If the legislation comes into force, abortion will be legal in Northern Ireland right up to 7 months of pregnancy (28 weeks gestation), turning Northern Ireland from a safe haven into the abortion capital of Europe. On Saturday, an incredible array of people, both young and old, united in their thousands to send out a powerful, unequivocal message to our politicians, the Westminster Parliament, and indeed the world, that abortion will never be in our name and that we will always stand up and be proud of our pro-life laws.

Saturday’s event was an incredible and moving testament to the public gratitude and support for Northern Ireland’s pro-life laws. People flocked from across Northern Ireland and beyond to speak out for the voiceless and stand up for pro-life laws which have safeguarded thousands of mothers and babies here and continue to save countless lives every year.

To read our write-up on Saturday's March in full, please click here! We have also released a brilliant video capturing the March for Their Lives - WATCH the official March for Their Lives video HERE!

On the Nolan Show on BBC Radio Ulster on Monday 9th September, Bernadette Smyth of Precious Life spoke about Saturday's March for Their Lives. LISTEN to Bernadette's interview here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00089ft

Many thanks for your INCREDIBLE support on Saturday,

Yours in life,

The Precious Life Communications Team