Organizers of the March for Life are gearing up for the 27th annual pro-life march in Ottawa on May 8, with several related events held May 6–9.
The March for Life event began in 1997 and is being organized by non-profit organization Campaign Life Coalition (CLC).
Previous events have drawn in thousands of attendees, calling for a change to the country’s abortion policies.
Abortion is legal at any stage of pregnancy in Canada. Approximately one in every three Canadian women will have an abortion, according to government numbers.
CLC says about 100,000 abortions a year are performed in Canada—or 300 every day.
This year’s campaign theme is “Protection at Conception.”…