Posted on 01/16/2021 5:50:43 PM PST by marshmallow
Washington D.C., Jan 15, 2021 / 01:01 pm MT (CNA).- The 2021 March for Life will take place virtually, organizers announced Friday.
The March for Life Education and Defense Fund, the organization behind the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., said the decision was made due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the risk of unrest in the nation’s capital. This year’s march, now virtual, will take place Jan. 29.
In a Jan. 15 statement announcing the decision, Jeanne Mancini, the president of the March for Life, said, “The protection of all of those who participate in the annual March, as well as the many law enforcement personnel and others who work tirelessly each year to ensure a safe and peaceful event, is a top priority of the March for Life.”
“In light of the fact that we are in the midst of a pandemic which may be peaking, and in view of the heightened pressures that law enforcement officers and others are currently facing in and around the Capitol, this year’s March for Life will look different,” Mancini said. “The annual rally will take place virtually and we are asking all participants to stay home and to join the March virtually.”
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, with over 383,000 deaths to date in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control. Meanwhile, Washington, D.C. faces the aftermath of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Virtual is lame but it’s a good idea to cancel it anyway due to hostile administration in Washington, D.C. Try again next year is wise.
“Virtual is lame but it’s a good idea to cancel it anyway due to hostile administration in Washington, D.C. “
My goodness. The right is truly doomed with people thinking like this.
This ia a very wise decision.
I would hate to see our wonderful pro-life people get hurt in a BLM/antifa violent incident.
OTOH, it’s a shame that peaceful protesters, who pay taxes, no longer have safe access to the Nation’s Capital.
Oh for heavens sake.
Pathetic
Nellie Gray would have never cancelled it.
I stopped caring about abortion when Obama became President. It kills those who would be raised by their racist mothers to vote for Communism.
I’m fine with that.
Life just lost.
For the past year, the conservative cause has been in retreat, losing battles over the Covid lockdowns and mask mandates, voter fraud, the Georgia runoff, Reichstag Fire II, and cancel culture. Now the retreat is turning into a full-scale rout.
Covid is the big lie and abortion is the sad truth as being the biggest cause of death in America.
I have to be out of town for a Christian group I volunteer with. No chance my wife was going without me.
However, this is a bad idea.
You’re so right
yes
Ummmmm - Life is for the living and they caved to pressure. If it is worth supporting, it is worth supporting in person.
Don’t fall for the Newspeak trend and drift gently into the abyss. with an ineffectual whimper - FIGHT for crying out loud.
One thing I noted about March for Life, was that they disavowed Nick Sandmann immediately after the incident, and could never find a public apology to him afterwards. I even messaged them to ask, no reply.
So they can have their little zoom call, don’t care.
I’m glad that there is a youth movement though.
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