NEWS EVENT
Hundreds of Connecticut residents are boarding buses on Thursday and early Friday morning to demand an end to abortion in Washington DC this Friday. Activists are energized by President Trump’s diverting taxpayer dollars from abortion giant Planned Parenthood, towards community based health centers specializing in women's health.
This year's March for Life is attracting pro-life activists who are educating peers on human trafficking, volunteering at pregnancy centers, and calling for change in a state with the most liberal abortion laws in the nation. We invite reporters to see #WhyWeMarch and how local residents are inspired by this year's March to take action here at home.
Facts:
- 75% of abortions in Connecticut are paid for by taxpayers.
- As human trafficking exposes teenagers to sexual exploitation, Connecticut is one of only six states nationwide where victims can obtain an abortion without their parent’s knowledge.
References:
Americans United for Life - tracks abortion laws nationwide
12th Annual State of Abortion Report - Connecticut
March for Life information:
Buses will be leaving from Bridgeport, Madison, Meriden, Norwalk, Norwich, Stamford, Waterbury and Windsor Locks on Thursday and early Friday morning for the March. All buses will be returning on Friday evening. Please reach out to the bus captains and their sponsoring organizations below.
March for Life bus contacts:
Thursday - leave at 6:00 am - overnight hotel stay
Franciscan Life Center MERIDEN
contact Sister Amaris Salata 203-694-4189
sponsor: Archdiocese of Hartford
Thursday -
NORWICH at 9:00 pm; MADISON at 9:30
contact: Lisa Duda 860-494-0049
sponsor: Connecticut Right to Life
Thursday - leave at 9:30 pm
WATERBURY
contact: Dee Mihaliak 860-324-3944
sponsor: Adoro Te
Thursday - leave at 10:30 pm
WINDSOR LOCKS
contact Bob Larson, 860-292-1914
Sponsor: Mary Gate of Heaven Parrish
Friday - leave at 4:30 am
NORWALK
contact Angelica Martinez, 203-820-4947
sponsor: St. Mary's Church
Friday - leave at 4:30 am
TRUMBULL
Contact: Mary Beth (203) 261-3676
sponsor: St. Theresa's Church
Friday - same-day
5:00 am Cathedral Parrish – BRIDGEPORT
5:30 am St. Thomas the Apostle – NORWALK
6:00 am St. John the Evangelist- STAMFORD
Contact: Maureen Ciardiello, 203-416-1670
sponsor: Diocese of Bridgeport
**Norwalk and Trumbull groups will have a Catholic mass prior to departure. Times noted are departure times. Contact sponsors for exact pricing and click on links for itenerary.
All buses will leave Washington DC on Friday evening to return to Connecticut before midnight.
Connecticut Right to Life contact: Chris O’Brien: 203-558-5817, CTRightToLife@gmail.com
Twitter handle for March: #CT4Life, #WhyWeMarch @CTRighttoLife
