March for Life and Family ( Pol. ''Marsz dla Życia i Rodziny'' ) is an annual march against abortion. The first march was in

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, now the march is organizing in many towns in

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, but not on the same date. The ''Centre of Life and Family Foundation'' ( Pol. Fundacja Centrum Życia i Rodziny) is organizing the march in Warsaw and coordinating all the marches named ''March for Life and Family'' in Poland. Other marches are arranged by several Catholic institutions (e.g. ''Fundacja Pro'' – a Polish organisation that opposes abortion, ''Piotr Skarga Society of Christian Culture'' ''( pl, Stowarzyszenie Kultury Chrześcijańskiej im. Ks. Piotra Skargi)'', Neocatechumenal Way,

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and other).

June 4, 2006

The first march took place in 2006 in Warsaw. According to the Catholic Information Agency it attracted over 2000 people, mainly young with their families, representants of

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non-governmental organisations and

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politicians. Demonstrators held banners with slogans: "Love is hetero", "Right to birth for everyone", "Man and woman the true family", "Stop abortion", "Stop perversion" (with a picture of two men holding their hands), "I choose life". A pop concert, funded by the government, closed the march.

May 20, 2007

According to

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statistics the second march in 2007 attracted about 600 people. However, organisers claimed that the number of people reached 4000. The march was attended by right-wing politicians such as

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, Wojciech Wierzejski,

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and

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, as well as various institutions, e.g. Fundacja Pełna Chata (Full Cottage Foundation), Grupa "Człowiek tak – homoseksualizm nie" ("Human yes – homosexuality no" Group), Bielańskie Stowarzyszenie Rodzin Wielodzietnych (Bielany Association of Families with a lot of Children). The march was also attended by anti-abortion activists from Germany, Italy, France,

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and United States. Demonstrators held banners with slogans "Marriage only between man and woman", "A human yes – homosexuals no", "Perversion stop", "Homophobia is OK" as well as Polish national flags and crosses.

May 25, 2008

The third march took place in May 2008. Prior to the march there were several films presented on abortion, miraculous revelation of

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and culture of death regarding current situation in Sweden, where

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is to be recognised. There was also a lecture at the Catholic

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on abortion and methods of contraception approved by the Vatican. According to the police statistics there were less than 1000 demonstrators, but organisators claim that there were about 4000.

September 19, 2021

The 2021 march was limited to Warsaw due to Covid-19 restrictions, but according to event organizers, the event still gathered 5,000 people. The march was the first held after the October 2022 ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw that declared abortion due to fetal abnormalities unconstitutional. Organizers from the Center for Life and the Family and the Christian Social Congress met President Andrzej Duda on the day of the march. The theme of the event was "fatherhood" and fatherly responsibilities.

September 19, 2022

Around 10,000 people gathered for the 2022 march in Warsaw, as well as thousands more in towns across Poland. This march was the 17th iteration of the event. The theme was marriage, with a motto of "I Promise You," and Father Bogdan Bartold presided over a mass renewal of marriage vows. Participants held signs with slogans such as “Life is beautiful,” “May children live,” “I choose life,” and “Fatherhood begins at conception. Equal responsibility. Equal rights.” The event ended with a mass.

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