Director of Precious Life, Bernadette Smyth, thanked the crowd, who had travelled from all across Ireland, for their strong pro-life witness.
She also thanked the dedicated volunteers who have maintained a constant Vigil outside the Marie Stopes centre for the past year - every day and hour the centre is open.
Derbhille McGill, with her husband Darren, shared the profoundly moving story of their little baby daughter - Clodagh - who was diagnosed in the womb with having a fatal disability and lived for just over a month after birth. Derbhille spoke about how little Clodagh had lived for 33 days and was such a blessing to her family during her short life.
Derbhille also spoke of the hurt and upset she, and other parents like her, felt by the coverage of similar cases by the BBC Nolan Show, which implied that the lives of babies with serious disabilities had no value. She emphasised that every life is precious and has value - no matter how short that life might be. She said proper perinatal hospice care must be given to other pregnant mothers whose babies receive poor prenatal diagnoses.
Martin Corey, a young man with a disability, spoke about the pain he has felt at the BBC Nolan Show's promotion of abortion for babies with disabilities. Martin told his moving story, of how as a baby in the womb he suffered four strokes and was only given a 20% chance of survival. But his loving mother gave him life and continues to care for him and two other family members with disabilities. Martin said that despite the lies and misinformation being facilitated by the BBC , his life has value.
Niamh Ui Bhriain of the Life Institute said it was an all-Ireland battle to counteract the shameful exploitation by the BBC and others, of families of have received news that their babies had terminal disabilities. She said the pro-life movement should work to amplify the voices of Derbhille and other mothers and give them a platform to let other women know there is hope and healing - there is always a better answer than abortion.
Bernadette Smyth concluded that Precious Life will never rest until the 'door is closed' on Marie Stopes in Belfast. She said this is a battle we will win, but we must continue working as if everything depended on us, and pray as if everything depended on God.
Bernadette reiterated what Derbhille, Martin and Niamh had said; that perinatal hospice care must urgently be established in Northern Ireland - not the legalisation of abortion for disabled babies.
The Witness for Life, organised by Precious Life, sent out a clear message that the people of Ireland - north and south - will never stand idly by and allow Marie Stopes or any pro-abortionists to kill our unborn babies.
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