Midwest’s Largest Pro-Life March January 8 in Chicago Loop

More than 10,000 pro-life advocates are expected at Federal Plaza on January 8, 2022, for the March for Life Chicago. Coming from across Illinois and the Midwest, the largest pro-life crowd to date will march through downtown Chicago to call for the protection of both the unborn and their mothers.

This year, the March for Life Chicago is focused on “Saving Midwestern Lives.” Illinois’ increasingly extreme abortion policies draw women and girls from throughout Illinois and neighboring states to get abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy. In 2019, Illinois performed 46,517 abortions, which is more abortions than each of its neighboring states combined, according to data from state health departments.

The diverse crowd will assemble in the “Abortion Capital of the Midwest” to urge protection for unborn children and their mothers from the proven ravages of abortion.

WHAT: March for Life Chicago 2022 (March and Rally)
WHEN: Saturday, January 8, 2022, from 1 to 3 p.m. (Central)
WHERE: Federal Plaza, 50 W. Adams St.
WHO: Over 10,000 pro-life individuals from throughout the Midwest

SPEAKERS:

• The Honorable Avery Bourne, Illinois State Representative, District 95
• Pastor Chris Butler, Senior Pastor of Chicago Embassy Church, Executive Leader of the AND Campaign (andcampaign.org)
• Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop, Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
• Kelly Dore, Executive Director of the National Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition
• Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison, President of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
• Client, Aid for Women (a Chicago based pregnancy resource network)
• Sr. Alicia Torres, a 2015 winner of the cooking show “Chopped” and member of the Franciscans of the Eucharist in Chicago (Humboldt Park)
• Dante Bucci, weDignify leader and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign senior
• Kevin Grillot, weDignify Executive Director

ADDITIONAL MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO EVENTS INCLUDE (all Central):

• March for Life Chicago Convention, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m.
• 40+ exhibiting organizations
• Diaper Drive for mothers in need
• Youth Rally, 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
• Educational sessions, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

- Illinois’s Repeal of Parental Notification of Abortion
- Illinois's Sex Ed Law - What Parents Need to Know
- How Abortion Enables Sex Trafficking & What to Do
- How Illinois's Abortion Laws Impact the Entire Midwest
- Abortion Pill Reversal

• Catholic Mass for Life, 4 p.m.
• Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod Gathering, 4 p.m.
• Banquet, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

These additional events are all on Saturday, January 8, 2022, and take place at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605 [https://tinyurl.com/4n39pnpy]

DETAILS: MarchForLifeChicago.org

“While most of the Midwest works to respect the humanity of the unborn, Illinois tragically pushes abortion at any cost,” stated Kevin Grillot, Director of the March for Life Chicago. “The Illinois legislature’s repeal of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act shows that they would rather appease the abortion industry than respect parents’ rights to be involved in their children’s lives.”

On October 28, 2021, the Illinois legislature passed a bill to repeal the 1995 Parental Notification of Abortion Act. This moves to make Illinois the only state in the Midwest not to require at least parental notification before performing an abortion on a minor.

“The people of Illinois and across the Midwest will not sit back while radical Illinois legislators remove the rights of parents and unborn children. This is why a record-breaking number of people are responding to our call to save Midwestern lives and march in Chicago.” Grillot stated.

“On January 8, 2022, we will peacefully march to mourn the tragic loss of lives to abortion, call for the respect of every life, and inspire ongoing support of mothers who choose life!”

Illinois facilities performed 7,534 abortions on non-residents in 2019 – that is nearly a 10% increase from the previous year. This is primarily due to the state’s lack of restrictions on the procedure and those performing them. Currently, in Illinois, a female of any age can receive an abortion for any reason at any time up until the moment a baby is fully delivered.

If signed, the Illinois legislature’s repeal of the state’s parental notification of abortion law would remove the last remaining abortion restriction law in the state.

Illinois State Representative Avery Bourne (R-Morrisonville) fought the repeal, which she and other life-affirming legislators pointed out not only denies parents their rights but leaves girls without family support and in danger of sex trafficking.

Along with Bourne, Kelly Dore, Executive Director of the National Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition, will address the crowd. Dore is both a survivor of human trafficking and a subject matter expert, who has consulted on policy at multiple levels of government.

About the March for Life Chicago

weDignify, an Illinois based, pro-life organization that mentors college students into pro-life leaders, runs the March for Life Chicago in collaboration with many organizations. The 2022 event has over 20 sponsoring organizations, including Illinois Right to Life, The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, and WSFI.

The March for Life Chicago is an annual public event composed of people from diverse ethnic, social, and religious backgrounds dedicated to defending and protecting all human life. The event marks with deep sadness the great tragedy of the legalization of abortion in the United States along with the devastating social, moral, and legal consequences that have followed. Marching together in hope, the March for Life Chicago calls upon government, religious, civic, and community leaders to renew every effort to build a nation that affirms the authentic dignity of women, the gift of children, and a culture dedicated to protecting life at every stage of development. Learn more at: MarchForLifeChicago.org.