Tons of of Professional-Life Individuals Be a part of Minnesota March for Life
Hundreds of Minnesotans from across the state came to the Capitol in St. Paul today to urge protection and support for women and children and to spotlight the dangers of coerced abortions under Minnesota’s extreme abortion policy. The annual MCCL March for Life marks the anniversary of abortion’s legalization; it has been held each year since 1974.
Dr. Brook Parker-Bello, a leading anti-trafficking expert and advocate, shared her story of surviving trafficking, rape, and forced abortion, which left her unable to have children. “I had no choice whether I was going to get an abortion or not. They made me do it, and when I went in [to get the abortion] … my traffickers were there. If my parents would have been notified, they would have found me. I would have been rescued. I would have been saved.”
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Dr. Parker-Bello added: “For victims, there’s no follow up. There’s no health care. It’s just an abortion, and back to the darkness of being raped.”
MCCL’s legislative agenda, introduced during today’s program, includes a bill to protect against coerced abortions—whether through trafficking, violence, or abortion drugs. “It requires abortionists to stop turning a blind eye to abuse and trafficking, to actively screen and report suspected abuse to law enforcement, and to notify parents of a minor girl when there is suspicion of abuse,” said MCCL Co-Executive Director Cathy Blaeser. “It’s time we put the safety of our children above the profits and secrecy of abortionists. Coercion is not choice.”
Another MCCL-backed bill protects newborns with disabilities by prohibiting medical personnel from issuing DNR orders without the parents’ consent. In 2023, DFL majorities and Gov. Walz gutted a law safeguarding newborns by removing the requirement to provide them with medically appropriate lifesaving treatment. “Coercing families to leave their disabled baby to die is not compassion,” said Blaeser.
This year’s March for Life comes as abortions in Minnesota have risen more than 35 percent over the span of just three years. In 2023 , lawmakers enshrined abortion-up-to-birth in state statute and repealed (among other longstanding protections) the Woman’s Right to Know informed consent law and the Positive Alternatives program that provided support to pregnant women and new mothers. Minnesota’s parental notification law, while still on the books, was struck down in court and is not in force.
Many pro-life state lawmakers attended today’s event and were introduced during the program. Video of the March for Life is available on MCCL’s YouTube page .
