Abortion Protesters Gather in Capital
Hundreds of activists on both sides of the abortion debate converged on Washington to mark the 27th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision with vigils, marches and protests. The events were to lead up to the annual March for Life rally and march up Constitution Avenue to the Capitol and the Supreme Court. It was Jan. 22, 1973, that the Supreme Court made abortion legal. About 50 anti-abortion protesters, wearing T-shirts that read “Mr. Clinton stop killing children” and “Abortion is homicide,” waited in freezing temperatures to tour the White House. Protesters also gathered outside a downtown Planned Parenthood office less than five blocks from the White House.
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