Celebrating life
DEVIN WEEKS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 3 months AGO
Participants of the 2022 Right to Life March and Rally gather with signs as they march across U.S. Highway 95. This year's rally, with the theme "Equality begins in the womb," starts at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Devin Weeks is a third-generation North Idaho resident. She holds an associate degree in journalism from North Idaho College and a bachelor's in communication arts from Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d'Alene. Devin embarked on her journalism career at the Coeur d'Alene Press in 2013. She worked weekends for several years, covering a wide variety of events and issues throughout Kootenai County. Devin now mainly covers K-12 education and the city of Post Falls. She enjoys delivering daily chuckles through the Ghastly Groaner and loves highlighting local people in the Fast Five segment that runs in CoeurVoice. Devin lives in Post Falls with her husband and their three eccentric and very needy cats. | January 18, 2023 1:00 AM
Right to Life of Coeur d'Alene is hosting its annual Right to Life Coeur d'Alene Commemorative March and Rally at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Skate Plaza and Candlelight Church parking lot at Dalton Avenue and U.S. 95.
This is the 44th year for the local march and rally, which is held in conjunction with national Right to Life events taking place this week. These marches and rallies bring together like-minded, pro-life advocates who have been congregating since the Roe v. Wade case, during which the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in all 50 states Jan. 22, 1973. The Supreme Court overturned that decision in 2022. A total abortion ban is now in effect in Idaho — as of Aug. 25, 2022, anyone who performs an abortion of a clinically diagnosable pregnancy is guilty of a felony unless the abortion is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman or in the case of rape or incest.
"We come together to celebrate life, especially to show people there are women who could be pregnant or would be pregnant, if they are needing help, there is help," Right to Life Coeur d'Alene March and Rally coordinator Connie Frank said Monday.
Speakers for Saturday's march and rally will feature Hayden mom Shannon Kline, who delivered a healthy baby after she decided to continue with a difficult pregnancy when her water broke at only 19 weeks; and Dr. Richard Hawk, executive director at Open Arms Pregnancy Care Center and Real Choices Clinic.
The invocation will be by Cornerstone Baptist Church pastor Ruben Garcia and Candlelight deacon Erick Koenig will bless the march.
Last year, the event drew about 300 community members, including parishioners from multiple local churches.
“We are a group of not one religion," Frank said.
She said those who attend go out of their way to make an extra effort to show that they believe life starts at conception.
"You wouldn't believe how many people will go by and honk or wave or something, so they have something to agree with," she said. "Not everybody believes in it, but Idaho is a pro-life state."
All rally signs will be provided by Right to Life of Coeur d'Alene.
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