30th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Planned Parenthood's Springfield (Illinois) Area affiliate has scheduled free events Sunday and Jan. 22 in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide.

A non-denominational "remembrance service" will be held from 5-6 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Springfield.

The service will recognize doctors and others across the United States who have been killed because they offered legal abortion services, said Judith Barringer, chief executive of the local Planned Parenthood. The service will feature clergy members of varous faiths.

These events will be sponsored by the UIS Women's Issues Caucus and UIS College Democrats, with support from the First Presbyterian Church, Business and Professional Women of Illinois, Prairie Flame newspaper, Illinois Chapter of the National Organization for Women and Planned Parenthood.

I wonder how many "remembering services" will be held that day for all the babies who have been murdered in the last 30 years?

 

Hi James

We have several acres of lawn on one side of our church. Our youth group has made 420 white crosses and will put them in the ground this week. There will also be a large sign explaining that each cross stands for 1,000 babies that have been murdered by abortion in the last 30 years.

Our town only has a population of 16,000 so I am sure the local newspaper will pick up on this.

It is our prayer that if people drive by and see all those crosses; maybe the enormity of it all will change some hearts.

 

Yes, Dr. Bob;
Sadly, those 420,000 are in Illinois alone. My finite mind cannot even imagine the number if the other 49 states were added. And that number represents only the abortions that were performed legally and reported.