The Paris March for Life is an annual demonstration protesting abortion

Abortion

Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...

 held in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 in late January, close to the anniversary date of the 1975 law that legalized abortion in France. The event was created in 2005 by several French pro-life

Pro-life

Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...

 organizations to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of legal abortion. It defines itself as non-denominational and non-partisan.

Over the years, the Paris March for Life has become the largest annual pro-life gathering in Europe. Estimates of the number of marchers in 2008 range from 2,500 to 20,000. The rally attracts delegations from European countries other than France, notably Italy, Spain, Belgium, the UK, Poland, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland.

2010 saw a sharp rise in attendance, possibly as high as 25,000, compared to 15,000 in 2009.

See also

• March for Life and Family
  March for Life and Family
  Marsz dla Życia i Rodziny was a march organised in Warsaw, Poland by conservative-Catholic institutions combined with a pop music performance...
  
   (Warsaw, Poland)
• March for Life
  March for Life
  March for Life is an annual pro-life rally protesting abortion, held in Washington, D.C., on or around the anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's decision legalizing abortion in the case Roe v. Wade. The march is organized by the March for Life Education and Defense Fund. The overall goal...
  
   (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.)
• Walk for Life West Coast
  Walk for Life West Coast
  The Walk for Life West Coast is an annual pro-life event protesting abortion, held in San Francisco, California. It is held on a Saturday on or near January 22, the anniversary date of the decision in the United States Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade....
  
  (San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.)

External links

• Paris March for Life official website