10,000 People Attend Paris March for Life to Protest Abortion

Approximately 10,000 people, many of them young adults and families, gathered in Paris on Sunday for the annual March for Life to publicly oppose abortion.

The participants also spoke up against euthanasia amid ongoing bioethical debates in France.

The peaceful demonstration began at Place Vauban in front of the Invalides palace and proceeded through the streets of the capital. Organizers described a family-friendly, resolute atmosphere, with participants carrying signs promoting life and a banner reading “Treat and support, never suppress.”

The march came two years after France became the first country in the world to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right in 2024. That amendment, incorporated on March 8, 2024, followed a 780-72 vote in a joint session of parliament.

Pro-life advocates viewed the change as elevating abortion to a protected status, shifting it from a once-criminal act to a fundamental right.

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This year’s event also highlighted opposition to pending Senate discussions on legislation that would legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide, which organizers framed as a “licence to kill.”

Marie-Lys Pellissier, the 24-year-old spokeswoman for the March for Life in France, emphasized the importance of public witness.

“Going out into the street seems essential to us,” Pellissier told the National Catholic Register. “It is the only moment in the year when we can publicly express our opposition to abortion and euthanasia and propose concrete solutions. The rest of the time, the media never give us the floor.”

Pellissier noted the predominantly youthful crowd, with an average participant age of around 20, including students, young families and first-time demonstrators.

“Every year, we write to the bishops to invite them to the March for Life, to announce the date, and to ask them to come… Some never respond. Others assure us of their prayers. And sometimes we are told, very frankly, that it is not their priority,” she said.

She added: “The message is clear. The bishops are supported by the clarity of the Vatican and of the Church’s teaching. They do not have to invent anything — they simply have to take it up and stand with us.”

Bishop Emeritus Dominique Rey of Toulon-Fréjus was the only bishop present, a pattern noted in previous years where institutional support from French bishops has been limited.

Participants included women sharing personal testimonies about the lasting negative effects of abortion, underscoring the event’s focus on defending human life from conception and offering alternatives to abortion and end-of-life measures.

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