Samuel's parents, facing pressure to abort: "Don't give up".Yes to Life' takes to the streets this Sunday, supported by 'influencers'.It is not easy to know whether the members of the Platform Yes to Life were waiting for these thousands of people and so many families. But the truth is that around fifty thousand people were there this Sunday, according to the organizers, to keep the flame of life burning, and to proclaim, as the Manifesto read at the end of the March points out, "that every human being has the right to life and to be treated as his or her special dignity deserves, from conception to natural death and at all times and in all circumstances".
The March took place between the end of Serrano Street, at the height of the Plaza de Colón, to the Puerta de Alcalá, and then down to Cibeles, to go up Castellana, where the stage was located this year. There were young and old, more than four hundred volunteers, men and women, and many children, something not frequent in these times, from Madrid and several Spanish cities, cheered by Coldplay's 'Viva la vida' or the 'Viva la vida' by Coldplay.Long live life', by Martínez Brothers, along with influencers Carla Restoy, José Martín Aguado or Pablo Delgado (from Instagram). All enlivened by Dj Juan Herranz, founder of Eight Ball Event.
Behind the banner, among others, were Alicia Latorre, president of the Spanish Federation of Pro-Life Associationsand Esperanza Puente; Alfonso Bullón de Mendoza, president of the ACdP and of the San Pablo CEU University FoundationCarmen F. de la Cigoña (CEU Institute of Family Studies); Amaya Azcona (general director of Red Madre), Álvaro Ortega (Fundación + Vida) and representatives of the Family Forum.
In addition, Marta Velarde (+Futuro), Rosa Arregui (Adevida), Ana del Pino (One of Us), Eva María Martín (Andoc); Oscar Rivas (Educatio Servanda); Reme Losada (Aesvida) or Javier Fernández Jáuregui (Deportistas por la Vida y la Familia). Next to the front row were Jaime Mayor Oreja (One of Us) and María San Gil (Villacisneros Foundation), for example. And in the stage area, Jesús Poveda (School of Rescuers) and representatives of more than 500 pro-life associations, among others, could be seen.
Among the banners, photos of human embryos, "listen to the heartbeat, I tell you I am alive", "the voice of the heart", "is this the heartbeat you want to hide?", "no mother regrets being a mother", "Plataforma Córdoba por el derecho a la Vida", "Cantabria por la Vida", "Álava, verdad y vida", or "Cada vida importa. Alicante", among many others, and balloons, many green and white balloons.
In the past few days, Omnes has published reports on the defense of lifeand emphasized that abortion is also a a man's thing. Also interviews such as those conducted with Isabel Vaughan-SpruceThe woman who was arrested in Birmingham for "praying in her mind" in front of an abortion clinic, and Alejandra and Benjamin, a married couple of evangelists, Samuel's parentswho lived 6 hours outside the mother's womb.
9 points of the Manifesto
The nine points of the Manifesto read this Sunday by the Yes to Life Platform are the following:
"1) We proclaim that every human being has the right to life and to be treated as his or her special dignity deserves, from conception to natural death and at all times and in all circumstances.
2) We want to show the greatness of the culture of life and its fruits, a culture that is generous, welcoming, constructive, joyful, that heals wounds, that does not give up.
3) We reject all laws and practices that threaten life and human nature at any moment of its existence, as well as the businesses and ideologies that sustain them.
4) We demand that the biological truth of human life not be hidden, nor the knowledge and experiences that can be contributed from all fields. We also demand that there be no lies about abortion, euthanasia, attacks on the embryo, gender ideology... nor denial of the cruelty, injustice and pain inflicted by the culture of death.
5) We demand that, as a priority, medical advances and care should reach everyone without exception, those who have not yet been born and their mothers, the chronically ill, those suffering from rare or very frequent diseases, those in need of palliative care... and that all the necessary material and personal resources should be allocated for this purpose.
6) We support and thank all the people and associations that from different fields of action work in favor of all human life, despite the many difficulties and even persecution.
7) And we also address those who think differently, those who suffer for the bad decisions of the past or for their indifference, because we cannot recover the lives lost or change the past, but we have the future in our hands, because we have much good to do ahead of us and we are all, without exception, necessary.
8) We will continue working to ensure that no illegitimate and perverse law is in force in our legal system, as we believe that Spain must be an advanced nation, progressive in terms of true rights and conservative of objective and perennial values.
And 9) And while the laws change, while the culture of death pretends to continue to dominate, we will continue to light a light, showing the truth, saving lives and hopes. For all these reasons, we show, one more year, our public and unitary commitment to continue saying always and in all circumstances Yes to life!"
Raffles, travel, support
On the occasion of the celebration, a raffle was also held on the Instagram profile of the Yes to Life Platform sponsored by. Methos Mediatwo 100 euro vouchers and a dinner at a restaurant in Madrid. And a Multi Adventure Pack trip for 4 people sponsored by Pangea Travel and Methos.Media.
The organization also calls for solidarity to help defray the costs of this event. You can collaborate through: Bizum ONG: 00589; by bank transfer: ES28 0081 7306 6900 0140 0041, account holder: Federación Española de Asociaciones Provida. Concept: Yes to Life, and indicate which person or association is making the payment. Or by the campaign of crowdfunding created for this March Yes to Life 2023.
