National Sanctity of Human Life Day Approaches; Issues Covered Expand Beyond Abortion Debate

Falling this year on January 21, National Sanctity of Human Life Day was first set aside by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 to commemorate the lives lost through the legalization of abortion in the United States of America. Since that first declaration, it has been recognized on the Sunday that falls closest to the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision of January 22, 1973.
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In the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita, an estimated 700 pilgrims will travel to the March For Life on the 14 buses provided by the diocese. Bishop Jackels, ten priests and eight seminarians from the diocese will be joining the high school and college age youth traveling there.

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