Precious Life's
LIFE CHAIN last Saturday was a great success. Hundreds of pro-life people from across Northern Ireland gathered at Belfast City Hall for Precious Life’s “LIFE CHAIN” on Saturday 23rd October.
We organised the event to mark the second anniversary of Westminster overriding the Northern Ireland Assembly to legalise abortion.
The Life Chain circled the entire city hall, with people holding banners and signs stating
‘Every Child deserves a BIRTH day’.
The pro-life message was seen by thousands of people as they walked or drove along this busy area of Belfast.
It was on 21st October 2019, while Stormont was suspended, that abortion was forced on Northern Ireland by the Westminster Parliament through Section 9 of their NI Executive Formation Act. Their abortion regulations came into force in March the following year, and since then
over 1556 babies have been killed by abortion.
At the gates of the City Hall, we also had a poignant display of hundreds of baby shoes – each with a boy or girl's name attached – arranged to form the number
1 5 5 6
Speaking to the assembled crowd afterwards, Director of Precious Life Bernadette Smyth said,
“This Life Chain today has sent out a clear message to the Northern Ireland Assembly - Repeal Section 9 and Restore Personhood to every child before birth."
She concluded,
“Our Repeal Section 9 Campaign will continue until every unborn child is once again legally protected in Northern Ireland."
Check out the
pictures and
videos of our LIFE CHAIN on Facebook...
We will be back out in Belfast this Saturday with our
Street Outreach will be back Belfast. If you have an hour to spare, come along and help us collect signatures for our REPEAL SECTION 9 Campaign and distribute our pro-life information.
Our peaceful
Pro-Life Vigils outside the abortion centres also continue this coming week, where we offer help and life-affirming alternatives to abortion-vulnerable women. Again, if you can spare an hour, come along and strengthen our work with your prayer.
For further details, give us a call on
02890278484 or email
[email protected].
Best regards,
The Precious Life Communications Team
