Life Chain

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The "Life Chain" is believed to be the largest pro-life demonstration group in the United States and Canada. During a Life Chain event, demonstrators stand on sidewalks holding signs with pro-life, though not always anti-abortion, messages. The National Life Chain takes place annually on the first Sunday in October, though other dates may be locally observed.

[edit] Code of Conduct

Life Chainers, as an official policy, do not yell or chant slogans, nor do they block pedestrians or roadways. The Life Chain has an almost spotless record of peaceful public demonstrations in accordance with the law,^{[citation needed]} and similar demonstration principles to those of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Unlike Operation Rescue demonstrators, though Life Chainers may try to protest in front of an abortion clinic,^{[citation needed]} they do not block access.

[edit] Signage

Historically, the most often-used message has been "Abortion Kills Children" in blue text on a white background. Recently, several other signs have been produced for demonstrators, some of which have been translated into Spanish.^[1]