January 25, 2015: Del Rio News-Herald * Letter to the Editor * A slice of life from the 2015 March for Life
Letter to the
Editor,
Op-Ed Docudrama
A slice of life
from the 2015 March for Life
Cathi and Evan
are first year college students attending Southern Desert State University
(SDSU); they sacrificially saved to pursue their dream and one of the items on
their bucket list, to attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C.
The March for
Life was held on January 22, 2015 and the theme was “Every Life is a Gift”.
The March for
Life in Washington, D.C., began as a small demonstration on January 22, 1974,
the first anniversary of the now infamous January 22, 1973 Supreme Court
decision in Roe vs. Wade which legalized abortion throughout all nine months of
pregnancy. The March for Life has rapidly
grown to be the largest pro-life event in the world. The peaceful demonstration that has followed
on this somber anniversary every year since is an extraordinary witness to the
truth concerning the greatest human rights violation of our time, legalized
abortion on demand.
Cathi and Evan
were born in 1997 and legalized abortion had been the law of the land for 24
years. They have always felt blessed to have been born; that their mothers’
chose life for them and chose to bring them into this world. They knew that
abortion was legalized the year before their mothers’ were born and their
grandmothers’ also could have chosen legal abortion; the gift of life for two
generations would have been lost. This demoralizing
and devastating thought had a tremendous impact on both of them, and very early
on in life they both decided to dedicate their life to being advocates of the
pro-life movement.
Cathi and Evan,
along with two of their friends, drove from Texas to Washington D.C. They attended
the March for Life Rally at the National Mall and then proceeded in the March
for Life; finally fulfilling their life’s dream. They were filled with the excitement
and enthusiasm of being among the hundreds of thousands coming together to show
their solidarity for the cause of life. From the National Mall they faithfully
and fervently marched up Constitution Avenue to the United States Supreme Court
Building on Capitol Hill.
After the March
for Life they drove to Cathi’s cousin’s apartment. Cathi’s cousin and her
husband work as law clerks for two Supreme Court Justices; Cathi’s cousin clerks
for Antonin Scalia and her husband works for Samuel Alito.
Cathi and Evan
had finally fulfilled their dream to participate in the March for Life and they
will never forget this experience for as long as they live.
The March for
Life continues forward . . .
Marian Casillas,
Ed.D.