Indiana youth group, thousands of others, protest Roe v. Wade in March for Life
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WASHINGTON – For the members of the Diocese of Evansville, Ind., a trip to Washington should have been a simple 14-hour drive. A broken-down bus and 17 hours later, the trip turned into an excursion as they made their way to the capital for the annual March for Life. “It has been a year in the making. We’ve got about 89,000 Catholics in our diocese, and to bring about 350 youth, young adults and chaperons with us is huge,” co-coordinator Emily Snipes said. “We’ve had to learn a lot of patience and endure a few things, but it has made this pilgrimage more successful.”
This is the second year in a row Snipes, family life-diocesan respect-life coordinator for Evansville, and fellow coordinator Steve Dabrowski, director of youth and young adult ministry of Evansville, planned a trip to protest the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in the United States.