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Up to 85,000 people estimated at Pro-life March in Bratislava

Xinhua, September 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Some 70,000 to 85,000 people joined the National March for Life in Bratislava on Sunday, according to an estimate by the event's organisers.

"What happened today again proved that this is a serious issue that is a concern to many people," announced organiser Marek Michalcik on Sunday. Slovak bishops also rejoiced at the initiative.

"I want to express joy and gratitude at the fact that this event showed that the community of those who profess life and the joy of life is very large," said Bratislava auxiliary bishop Jozef Halko.

The organisers also formulated a proposal to amend legislation covering the protection of life and help to pregnant women in a crisis situation.

"Our aim is equality in the protection of life of all people with no distinction, including unborn babies - both in legislation and in real conditions. We're also convinced that pregnant mothers in a critical situation are to receive assistance and support from society. Therefore, we've handed over a list of proposals to political parties and asked them to push for proposals designed to improve the situation in the foreseeable future," stressed Michalcik.

The first-ever pro-life march in Slovakia took place in Kosice two years ago. That event, aimed at promoting the need to protect human life from conception to natural death and the institution of marriage between a man and a woman, was estimated to have drawn approximately 80,000 people. Endit