Roe v. Wade anniversary brings both sides out to Washington

Jan 23, 2015

Roe v. Wade anniversary brings both sides out to Washington

Matt Bracken 0 Comment Nation, The Baltimore Sun

Tens of thousands of Americans who oppose abortion came to Washington for the annual March for Life, marking the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. Pro-choice supporters, meanwhile, also turned out to D.C.

: A pro-life activist holds a sign as he participates in the annual March for Life January 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: U.S. Capitol Police stand guard after pro-choice activists blocked the street and temporarily stopped the annual March for Life in front of the U.S. Supreme Court January 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: Pro-life activists participate in the annual March for Life as they pass in front of the U.S. Capitol January 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: Pro-life activists hold signs as they watch the annual March for Life pass by in front of the U.S. Supreme Court January 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: Pro-life activists participate in the annual March for Life as they march up Constitution Avenue January 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: U.S. Capitol Police arrests pro-choice activists after they blocked the street and temporarily stopped the annual March for Life in front of the U.S. Supreme Court January 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: A pro-choice activist is arrested and carried away by US Capitol police after blocking the road against the March For Life’s path in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, January 22, 2015. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: A pro-choice activist is arrested and carried away by US Capitol police after blocking the road against the March For Life’s path in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, January 22, 2015. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: A pro-choice activist is arrested by US Capitol Police after blocking the road against the March For Life’s path in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, January 22, 2015. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: A pro-choice activist stands with a placard in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, January 22, 2015. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Pro-choice activists hold up placards in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, January 22, 2015, as they await the pro-choice activist with the March For Life. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Pro-choice activists holds a coat hanger, historically used for self-induced abortion, that reads “never again” in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, January 22, 2015, as they await the pro-choice activist with the March For Life. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: A young girl and pro-life activists marches with a placards and chant in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, January 22, 2015, as she awaits the arrival of other pro-choice activist with the March For Life. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: A pro-choice activists holds a placard in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, January 22, 2015, as she and others await the pro-choice activists with the March For Life. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

: Anti-abortion activists stage a “die-in” in front of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

: Anti-abortion activists attend the March For Life in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

: A pro-choice activist is arrested by U.S. Capitol Police after blocking the road against the March For Life’s path in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

: U.S. Capitol Police arrest a pro-choice activist after she blocked the street and temporarily stopped the annual March for Life in front of the U.S. Supreme Court January 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: Pro-life activists try to block pro-choice activists as the annual March for Life passes by in front of the U.S. Supreme Court January 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: Pro-choice activists shout slogans before the annual March for Life passes by the U.S. Supreme Court January 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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