{"id":269551,"date":"2022-06-08T18:35:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T23:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=269551"},"modified":"2022-06-08T11:38:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T16:38:24","slug":"pro-lifers-mobbed-witness-life-procession-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-lifers-mobbed-witness-life-procession-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-lifers mobbed during ‘Witness for Life’ procession in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pro-life parishioners participating in a monthly event called “Witness for Life” at\u00a0the Basilica of St. Patrick\u2019s Old Cathedral in New York City were mobbed by abortion advocates who attempted to block their procession on June 4.<\/p>\n

According to National Review<\/a>, the Witness for Life event, which is organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, usually involves around 100 parishioners who meet for mass and then process several blocks to a Planned Parenthood facility while praying. However, as the procession departed on the morning of June 4, it was met by over 100 pro-abortion protestors organized by New York City for Abortion Rights and by the Democratic Socialists of America. The protestors surrounded the church entrance and tried to prevent the pro-lifers from starting their march, while yelling things like, “Abortion is healthcare; healthcare is a right,\u201d and \u201cGet up, Get out, New York is a pro-choice town.”<\/p>\n

A large contingent of police officers was on hand to ensure the safety of the pro-life procession, physically removing some abortion activists who were being violent. This led to more angry chants from the abortion mob, including, “Racist cops, rapist priests, no matter what we\u2019ll take the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n