Pro-choice protesters halt Prague pro-life march as Europe’s abortion fight heats up

Tensions over abortion rights flared in Prague this weekend as pro-choice activists blocked the annual March for Life, preventing the pro-life demonstration from reaching its planned destination at Wenceslas Square.
Several hundred people from both camps gathered Saturday, with police arresting about 30 pro-choice demonstrators who sat across Kaprova Street in a nonviolent blockade. No major clashes were reported.
The March for Life, organized by the Movement for Life, began with a morning mass at St. Vitus Cathedral and attracted mainly families carrying banners with slogans like “We Do Not Judge, We Help.” Opponents rallied with messages supporting reproductive rights, including “My Body, My Choice,” linking the local protest to a growing European debate.