After fury from pro-lifers across Alexandria, Virginia, the mayor of the city, Justin Wilson, dropped a proposed resolution to make March 10 “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.”
Life Site News reports:
Intense criticism appears to have led Democratic Mayor Justin Wilson to pull his proposed resolution from the agenda. “This proclamation has now been pulled from the agenda on Tuesday at my request,” Wilson said in an email obtained by The Daily Wire.
The bishop of the Diocese of Arlington, which includes Alexandria, has criticized the proposal.
“Violence of every kind must be condemned-and abortion is a direct, violent attack on human life,” Bp. Michael Burbidge said in a statement prior to the resolution’s removal. “Proposing a celebration of abortion and an ‘appreciation day’ for those who destroy lives defies comprehension.”
“The City of Alexandria should instead do the opposite. It should celebrate all those who save, protect and care for human life,” the bishop said. “It should re-direct its focus toward recognizing and supporting both mothers and their children, as so many dedicated and compassionate people in Alexandria do each day.”
the "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day" proclamation — has been removed from the docket by the mayor in Alexandria. Praise God. It’s why it is so important to speak up against the Left pushing a radical agenda even at the local levels.
— Mercedes Schlapp (@mercedesschlapp) March 4, 2022
SOOOOOOOOOOOO thankful to read this wonderful news today!!! Save the Baby Humans!!!
If we weren’t actually reading and witnessing this stuff, it wouldn’t be believed.
An appreciation day for murderers? Who’d a thunk it?
ALLELUIA
Why doesn’t he propose a “Happy Putin Day.” About the same level of inhumanity as the baby killers.