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January 21, 2010

Lindsay Huth

While most Hoban students are cozy in their warm classrooms tomorrow afternoon, 50 passionate pro-lifers will be braving the cold to stand up for their beliefs at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. Marching with hundreds of thousands of like-minded advocates, they will ensure that the voices of the unborn do not go unheard in the nation’s capital.

“Every human being from conception to natural death is precious and irreplaceable and deserves to be respected and protected,” Knights for Life moderator Mary Bulgrin said.

After the infamous Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion was passed on Jan. 22, 1973, pro-lifers sought to memorialize and reverse the decision on its anniversary the following year. That day, Washington, D.C. found 20,000 marchers opposing the court’s ruling. The numbers have continuously grown to reach 200,000 in recent years, including many Hoban students traveling individually.

“I have heard from students who attended in the past that it is a tremendous opportunity to pray, learn and grow,” Bulgrin said.

For this year’s march, the Knights for Life will be embarking on their pilgrimage at 8:00 AM on Thursday, Jan. 21. After the six-hour journey, they will arrive at the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception where they will tour the building, pray and receive Reconciliation. Following dinner, they will sleep at fellow Holy Cross school Bishop McNamara High School.

“It is important to go to the March together to represent Holy Cross schools and show that they have pro-life values,” senior Lucia Neugebauer, vice president of the Knights for Life, said.

Friday will begin with a pep rally at the school and Mass before marching for the rights of the unborn and the protection of women.

“I hope that this will strengthen our commitment to the pro-life cause and allow us to gain an appreciation for the national effort to end abortion,” Bulgrin said.

Though they have not marched yet, the group is already looking forward to the future.

“I hope to turn this into a yearly event,” Bulgrin said. “This year will be a learning experience for those who go.”

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