March for Women's Lives (2004)

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Marchers on the National Mall
Demonstrators at the march
Hillary Clinton at the march
Counter-protestors outside a Planned Parenthood clinic

The March for Women's Lives (2004) was a protest demonstration held on April 25, 2004 at the National Mall in Washington, D. C. There was approximately 1.3 million participants.[1] The demonstration was led by seven groups; National Organization for Women, American Civil Liberties Union, Black Women’s Health Imperative, Feminist Majority, NARAL Pro Choice America, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America.[2] The march was intended to address topics such as abortion rights, reproductive health care, women's rights, and others.[2][3]

Events and participants[]

A rally on the Mall began at 10 a.m., and was followed by a march through downtown Washington, with a route along Pennsylvania Avenue. Celebrities who appeared at the march included Peter, Paul, and Mary, Indigo Girls, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Ashley Judd, Kathleen Turner, Ted Turner, Ana Gasteyer, Janeane Garofalo, Bonnie Franklin, Julianne Moore, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; also appearing were veteran abortion rights leaders, such as Kate Michelman of NARAL Pro-Choice America and Gloria Steinem, and many members of Congress.

Sponsoring organizations included NARAL Pro-Choice America, Choice USA, the Feminist Majority Foundation, Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Organization for Women, Code Pink, and Black Women's Health Imperative.

Sixteen protesters from the Christian Defense Coalition were arrested for demonstrating without a permit when they crossed police barricades into the area designated for the March.[4]

See also[]

  • List of protest marches on Washington, D.C.

References[]

  1. ^ "March For Women's Lives: Up to a Million Descend on DC in One of the Largest Protests in U.S. History". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  2. ^ a b "Flashback: Over One Million March for Women's Lives | National Organization for Women". now.org. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  3. ^ "History of Marches and Mass Actions". 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  4. ^ Williamson, Elizabeth (26 April 2004). "Women's Rally Draws Vast Crowd". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

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