Amelia Finefrock
This past Sunday in Federal Plaza, the “March for Life” brought thousands out to demonstrate from both pro-choice and pro-life perspectives.
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In a WGN report, Jackie Seidl a pro-life protester shared her views on the controversial subject.
“We believe that every life is precious, unborn, born every life is important,” Seidl said to the news outlet.
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The news outlet reported that Dearborn St. was brimming with each side of the debate, on either sides of the street – to help change public policy.
“We don’t sit down as people and find common ground. We stand across the street and shout,” said a pro-choice protester Kate Goldstein to WGN.
“On this side you have primarily people of faith standing for the unborn, I don’t know what mixture of people are on the other side,” said Tarik Davis, a pro-life protester to the news outlet.
And across the street at the pro-choice demonstration, the news outlet reported several protesters arguing that the government should not dictate medical decisions for women.
“As a religious Midwesterner to say that does not represent me,” protester Kate Goldstein said to WGN.
“It’s about letting women make their own decisions. Abortion is a complicated decision between a woman and her health care provider – and not something that women who don’t know them at all should be involved in,” Kelsey Wischeard said to the news outlet.
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The Women’s March on the 20th, this upcoming Saturday, will be sure to continue the long-standing debate.
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