Moscow March for Life’s annual march ties in national topics

From the elderly to young adults and children of all ages, Saturday’s March for Life annual event was attended by all age groups. The Moscow Right to Life group hosted the event.

Bobbi Finken, a long-time supporter of the event and a mother of five, said she believes it is important for her children to be in attendance so they can witness life’s value. 

“And that they do stand up for (March for Life) amongst their friends and in school too,” Finken said. 

March for Life has been a national event since Jan. 22, 1974, a year after the passing of Roe v. Wade, which gave women the right to an abortion. March for Life supporters do not believe in the right to abort, and the March for Life missions states they will protest until the overturning of the law.

The topic of Roe v. Wade is rising in popularity with President Trump bringing the issue to national attention in the hopes of restraining or overturn the law. 

Ty Knight, a member of Christ Church and another long-time supporter of the event, said that while Roe v. Wade is a more popular topic at the moment, it hasn’t decreased the importance of March for Life every year. 

“Life is always an important issue,” Knight said. “But there is an element with the elections coming up that is certainly front and center, and we are pleased that it is.” 

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Amy Wright, an LCSU nursing student and pro-abortion rights believer, was observing Saturday’s event. Wright was in attendance at the Women’s March and was on her way to study when she ran into the March for Life event. 

Wright did not agree with Saturday’s event and felt her rights as a women weren’t being respected. 

“I think it’s a little scary that Roe V. Wade could be overturned if Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies, or quits anyways,” Wright said. “There is a good chance that could happen, which I never thought would happen in my life.” 

Wright is a Washington resident and said she has never feared her right to abortion might be taken away but is concerned for people who have less access and education to birth control, contraceptives and abortions. 

Finken and two other supporters of March for Life, Sabrina Johnson and Meghan Blankenship, two Washington State University students, all agreed they did not support any form of abortion. 

The three of them said they were supporters of an ectopic pregnancy, where the mother’s life was threatened. 

An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg attaches to the fallopian tube or somewhere outside of the uterus. Which if untreated can cause severe harm or even death to the mother, and the only way to treat it is to remove the egg — ending the pregnancy. 

Finken said she does not support any instances other than the ectopic pregnancy and had a friend who was raped and decided to keep the child. The woman said that was the best thing she ever did, and she was never angry with the child. 

“I thought that was the bravest thing anyone can ever do,” Finken said. “Is to face a violent situation with love.”  

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