Thousands Expected at Anti-Abortion March Monday

ATLANTA, GA – Just days after thousands of people packed downtown Atlanta for a march advocating for social justice and women, crowds are expected Monday for the annual March for Life.

The event is sponsored by anti-abortion group Georgia Right to Life (GRTL), which has had a powerful lobby at the state Capitol for years.

The event, which begins at 11 a.m. at Liberty Plaza near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Capitol Avenue, will feature a memorial service and keynote speakers the Benham brothers, who used to play Major League Baseball.

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"Our society continues to show an almost total disregard for the value of human life," GRTL Executive Director Zemmie Fleck said in a news release. "We've lost over 60 million children to abortion and there's a growing lack of compassion for the elderly, the disabled, and the infirm."

Attendees will then be asked to join "in a one-mile silent march against the tragic loss of life since Roe v. Wade at the 2017 Georgia March for Life beginning at 1:00 pm.," the event's Eventbrite page says.

January is recognized as National Sanctity of Life Month and Jan. 22 was National Sanctity of Human Life Day.

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