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"Yes to women, yes to life": thousands of faithful dressed the Basilica of Luján in light blue with their claim against abortion

2020-03-08T14:52:23.522Z


Families and young people participated in the Mass convened by the Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA) against the Government's project to legalize abortion.


03/08/2020 - 11:45

  • Clarín.com
  • Society

"We are life and family", "Yes to women, yes to life", "Honor life and women" were some of the phrases that dominated Luján this Sunday, at the mass against abortion convened on the Day of the Woman for the Argentine Episcopal Conference.

Families, young and faithful began arriving in the vicinity of the Basilica before 10 with their blue scarves and posters with legends against abortion, and in favor of family and women. Nor was the "classic" giant fetus missing, an inevitable presence of the "pro-life" marches.

Street vendors offered their "sky merchandising." They sold fetus dolls at 1 dollar, yes in foreign currency, or flags against abortion, at 50 pesos. Of course, the blue scarf was also in all positions.

Mass and march in the Basilica of Luján against abortion. Photo: Juan Manuel Foglia.

Jeremías, Joaquín and Andrés, a group of Catholic Action boys from Mercedes, province of Buenos Aires, tells Clarín that they decided to participate in the Mass to "support women from prayer, both to life to be born and to life conceived. "

"With my friends there are no equal opinions, there are divided opinions, but we always do it from respect, trying to reach a common point. We defend life from conception. We also support it because we are Catholics, but we support it because scientifically life also begins from conception, "remarks one of the three young people.

Mass and march in the Basilica of Luján against abortion. Photo: Juan Manuel Foglia.

Among the crowd, Liliana and Mario, a couple from Belgrano, take a selfie with the iconic Basilica in the background. "All life we defend life from the minute 0 of conception. We have eight children. We hope that there is a setback with the idea of ​​establishing abortion as a normal thing because it is not legitimate, it is a murder," the man questions.

While Liliana affirms: "We work for many years with moms with very conflicting and difficult pregnancies, but we always found a solution that would not pass through death. We are convinced that every human life is unique and unrepeatable. We defend the woman's life to death."

The call was made by the Argentine Episcopal Conference (CEA) on the occasion of International Women's Day and is held a week after President Alberto Fernández announced, when speaking before the Legislative Assembly, the sending of a bill to legalize the abortion.

The celebration was presided by the head of the Episcopate, Monsignor Oscar Ojea, and the first vice president of the organization, archbishop of Buenos Aires and primate of Argentina, Cardinal Mario Poli; the second vice, Monsignor Marcelo Colombo, and the Secretary General, Monsignor Carlos Malfa, among other bishops throughout the country.

Source: clarin

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