International
2012
France
On Sunday, 22 January 2012, record numbers of pro-lifers turned out in Paris to march against abortion.
See more on the Paris March for Life here
USA
The 39th March for Life was held in Washington, DC, on 23 January 2012. A cold rain greeted the tens of thousands of March for Life participants but that didn’t put a damper on their spirits. Hundreds of other March for Life's were held in other states and cities across the USA.
See more on the USA March for Life here
See video of Joe Scheidler speak on the March for Life here
2011
France
The French March for Life was held on 23 January 2011 in Paris drawing over 40,000 participants. The Paris March for Life (Marche pour la vie), is an annual demonstration protesting abortion held in the French capital in late January, close to the anniversary date of the 1975 law that legalized abortion in France. The event was created in 2005 by several French pro-life organisations to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of legal abortion. It defines itself as non-denominational and non-partisan.
See their site for more details
Read news item on March for Life 2010 when 25,000 marched through Paris
Read how the Pope personally endorses the March for Life
See Irish participants in the French March for Life 2010
USA
The USA March for Life is held on the 23 January every year to commemorate the Roe v. Wade decision. Estimated numbers for 2011 were close to 400,000!
See photos of Irish particpants in the March for Life 2010
Australia
The Australian March for Life was held on the 12 February 2011
See more details of the event here
Belgium
The Belgium March for Life was held in Brussels on 24 March 2011
See details of their next rally in 2012 here
See photos of Irish participants in the Belgian Rally 2010
See photos of Irish participants in the Belgian Rally 2011
Spain
In Madrid on Sunday 28 March 2011, an estimated 150,000-plus pro-lifers gathered to celebrate life and protest a new abortion law. Hundreds of others marched in over 80 Spanish cities, including Barcelona, Oviedo, Zaragoza and Las Palmas, and internationally on March 25 as part of recognition for the International Day of the Unborn Child.
See photos of Irish participants in the Spanish March for Life October 2009
Canada
March for Life Ottawa 2011
On 12 May 2011 Parliament Hill, well over 15,000 Pro Lifers from across Ontario and Canada descended on Parliament Hill to witness to the dignity of the unborn child and call for the nation’s politicians to respect human life at its most vulnerable stages. The march drew 15,000 people
Read an account on the Canadian March for Life 2011 here
Italy
The Italian March for Life took place in Rome on the 25 May 2011. The Marcia per la Vita 2011 took place on May 22, tracing a path from St. Peter’s Square to the Italian Senate in protest against the killing of unborn children, legalized by lawmakers 33 years ago. Pope Benedict XVI issued a warm greeting to members of the pro-life movement the day of the march.
Read more about the March on Lifesitenews
Facebook page of the organisers
Switzerland
The Swiss March for Life took place on 17 September 2011 in Helvetiaplatz, Zurich
See their website for more details
Germany
The German March for Life took place on 17 September 2011 in Berlin
See their website for more details
Netherlands
The Dutch March for Life took place on Saturday, 10 December 2011.
See their site here for more details
See a report on the March here
