600K Mexicans march for life, against cartels and transgender propaganda [LifeSiteNews]

Martin M. Barillas
Mon Sep 23, 2019 - 8:19 pm EST

600K Mexicans march for life, against cartels and transgender propaganda

MEXICO CITY, September 23, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — More than 600,000 Mexicans hit the streets on Saturday to show support for families and human life, which pro-life organizations say are imperiled by their government’s abortion and gender ideology.

Organized by Mexico’s National Front for Family (FNF), the march was active not only in Mexico City, but in 100 other cities and towns across the country.

In an interview with LifeSiteNews, FNF president Rodrigo Iván Cortés said the purpose of the march was to “defend life, family and fundamental freedoms. We want to give voice to the voiceless. We want to embrace Mexico and say strongly and clearly, ‘Not one less Mexican.’” He said his country is suffering under the weight of organized crime and a “culture of death” that are tearing families apart. “It is ironic,” Cortés said, “that our politicians want to worsen the crimes being committed by the drug cartels by seeking to legalize abortion.”

According to Cortés, politicians are seeking to redefine marriage and family life by pushing for transgender ideology not only in schools, but in the public forum by squelching dissent and free speech. Cortés said peace in Mexico will be possible when families and all human life are respected. “Authentic democracy will only be possible when fundamental freedoms for conscience and belief are respected, as well as parents’ freedom to educate their children,” he said.

Cortés pointed out that the Mexican government, through its Office of Sexual Diversity and other ministries, and members of the ruling MORENA party are pushing for the decriminalization of abortion throughout the country. “At the federal level, there is National Deputy Lorena Villavicencio’s bill to decriminalize abortions committed within the first trimester and Senator Citlalli Hernández’s bill to prohibit conversion therapy,” said Cortés. He also denounced groups of the “radical left,” linked to socialist Cuba and Venezuela, “who want to impose a culture of death, through legislation that would allow for legalized murder with the most absurd arguments. In addition, Cortés named the International Planned Parenthood Federation and affiliated groups in Mexico, such as the Mexican Family Planning Foundation (MEXFAM), and the Open Society foundation funded by financier George Soros, as the source of funding for pro-abortion activities.


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