Approximately 2,000 people will gather in Bethesda, Md., on Sunday for the 2012 Students for Life of America National Conference — the largest pro-life youth rally in the world.
The date is the 39th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion on demand, which has claimed some 49 million lives since then.
Several U.S. congressmen, attorneys, activists, and other leaders in the pro-life movement will be attending, including The Alliance Defense Fund. A few of the activities on the schedule include a special screening of the film "The Gift of Life," and an award presented to Chai Ling, founder of the group All Girls Allowed. Late last year, a U.S. House subcommittee heard testimony from Ling and other pro-life leaders about how sex-selective abortions are skewing birth rates among some Asian populations — both in the U.S. and abroad.
"Every innocent life deserves to be protected," said ADF Senior Counsel David Cortman. "ADF is again proud to stand with students as they promote this truth and resist the aggressive pro-abortion agenda and censorship that exists on many campuses."
Contact: Karla Dial
Source: CitizenLink
