The Nation : Foes of Abortion Picket
Thousands of abortion opponents picketed hospitals in 300 cities in the Pastors’ Protest Against Abortion, organized by the Christian Action Council of Falls Church, Va., to precede the opening of the U.S. Supreme Court session Monday. Two cases the justices have accepted involve restrictions on women’s right to abortions in Illinois and Pennsylvania. Also, the Justice Department is asking the court to reverse its Roe vs. Wade decision of 1973, which struck down abortion prohibitions. About 100 protesters in Santa Monica exhibited the remains from three abortions.
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