Manchester 2007
Women spoke publicly about the tragedy of abortion in St Ann's Square, Manchester, on Saturday 29 September 2007. Around 50 members from SPUC
Manchester region supported the event and many passers-by stopped to hear the
speakers' testimonies.
The organiser was Judith Stockton of SPUC's Bolton branch. Mrs Mary Lavelle, secretary to the Leigh branch of SPUC, was interviewed by BBC Radio Manchester and Century FM.
A journalist and a photographer from
the
Manchester Evening News interviewed Judith Stockton and took
photos.
The captions below are links to high resolution photographs.
Bernadette Hardie from Yorkshire, founder member of British
Victims of Abortion, explains
why many women feel pressurised into having an abortion.Yvonne De Martino of Bedford, a Silent No More
volunteer, shares how she was healed of the pain and guilt caused by her
decision to abort her baby.Margaret Cuthill of Glasgow, co-ordinator of
British Victims of Abortion, shares the circumstances which led to her
abortion experience.