Abortion: Roe v. Wade anniversary

Seattle Roman Catholic Archbishop J. Peter Sartain attends an anti-abortion rally Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Olympia, Wash. Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more legislation chipping away at the abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee.

Elaine Thompson | AP
Demonstrators attend an anti-abortion rally of several thousand Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Olympia, Wash. Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more legislation chipping away at the abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee.

Elaine Thompson | AP
Demonstrators attend an anti-abortion rally of several thousand Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Olympia, Wash. Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more legislation chipping away at the abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee.

Elaine Thompson | AP
Gov. Sam Brownback speaks during a pro-life rally on the steps of the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. His remarks came on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Brownback has signed a series of tough, anti-abortion measures during his first two years in office. Much to the dismay of abortion-rights advocates, Kansas has been part of a wave in which states with Republican governors and GOP-controlled Legislatures enacted new restrictions on abortion providers.

Orlin Wagner | AP
Abortion opponents march to the Kansas Statehouse, and to a rally on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, in Topeka, Kan., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a series of tough, anti-abortion measures during his first two years in office. Much to the dismay of abortion-rights advocates, Kansas has been part of a wave in which states with Republican governors and GOP-controlled Legislatures enacted new restrictions on abortion providers.

Orlin Wagner | AP
Abortion rights advocates hold signs during a Pro-Life rally on the steps of the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Both sides met on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a series of tough, anti-abortion measures during his first two years in office. Much to the dismay of abortion-rights advocates, Kansas has been part of a wave in which states with Republican governors and GOP-controlled Legislatures enacted new restrictions on abortion providers.

Orlin Wagner | AP
Abortion opponents try to block Abortion rights advocates at a rally on the steps of the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a series of tough, anti-abortion measures during his first two years in office. Much to the dismay of abortion-rights advocates, Kansas has been part of a wave in which states with Republican governors and GOP-controlled Legislatures enacted new restrictions on abortion providers.

Orlin Wagner | AP
Abortion rights advocates hold signs in the middle of a Pro-Life rally on the steps of the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a series of tough, anti-abortion measures during his first two years in office. Much to the dismay of abortion-rights advocates, Kansas has been part of a wave in which states with Republican governors and GOP-controlled Legislatures enacted new restrictions on abortion providers.

Orlin Wagner | AP
Mila Kinney, right, and Pam Gunderson pray during opening remarks at a rally of several thousand opposing abortion on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Olympia, Wash. Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more legislation chipping away at the abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee.

Elaine Thompson | AP
Luz Woodring wears wings as she portrays a guardian angel of the unborn in front of the state Capitol building at an anti-abortion rally of several thousand Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Olympia, Wash. Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more legislation chipping away at the abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee.

Elaine Thompson | AP
Abortion opponents gather for a rally at the Kansas Statehouse, on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, in Topeka, Kan., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a series of tough, anti-abortion measures during his first two years in office. Much to the dismay of abortion-rights advocates, Kansas has been part of a wave in which states with Republican governors and GOP-controlled Legislatures enacted new restrictions on abortion providers.

Orlin Wagner | AP
Paige Osborn, 46, of Paris, Miss., waves her sign in support of women's rights including abortion, outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization Inc., Mississippi’s only commercial abortion clinic in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, Activists pro-and anti-abortion marked 40 years since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling established a nationwide right to abortion, with protests at the Capitol and at the clinic.

Rogelio V. Solis | AP
Anti-abortion activist, Jenese English, voices her opinion in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

Manuel Balce Ceneta | AP
Abortion rights advocates shout during a rally in Capitol Square in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, marking the 40th anniversary Tuesday of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion known as Roe v. Wade.

BOB BROWN | AP
Abortion opponents rally at the steps of the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a series of tough, anti-abortion measures during his first two years in office. Much to the dismay of abortion-rights advocates, Kansas has been part of a wave in which states with Republican governors and GOP-controlled Legislatures enacted new restrictions on abortion providers.

Orlin Wagner | AP
A man holds a sign from atop the Capitol steps during an anti-abortion rally of several thousand Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Olympia, Wash. Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more legislation chipping away at the abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee.

Elaine Thompson | AP
Students hold crosses topped with roses at an anti-abortion rally of several thousand Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Olympia, Wash. Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more legislation chipping away at the abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee.

Elaine Thompson | AP
Bettina Hager, center, and Jeff Foster, left, join a candlelight vigil in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013.

Manuel Balce Ceneta | AP
Carol Tempel, right, and her husband George Tempel, left, of Charleston, S.C. join a candlelight vigil in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013.

Manuel Balce Ceneta | AP
Abortion rights activist Nadine Block joins a candlelight vigil in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013.

Manuel Balce Ceneta | AP
Abortion opponents gather at the steps of the Georgia state Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe versus Wade decision that legalized abortion.

Brant Sanderlin | AP

About Comments

Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Sacramento Bee. If you see an objectionable comment, click the "Report Abuse" link below it. We will delete comments containing inappropriate links, obscenities, hate speech, and personal attacks. Flagrant or repeat violators will be banned. See more about comments here.

What You Should Know About Comments on Sacbee.com

Sacbee.com is happy to provide a forum for reader interaction, discussion, feedback and reaction to our stories. However, we reserve the right to delete inappropriate comments or ban users who can't play nice. (See our full terms of service here.)

Here are some rules of the road:

• Keep your comments civil. Don't insult one another or the subjects of our articles. If you think a comment violates our guidelines click the "Report Abuse" link to notify the moderators. Responding to the comment will only encourage bad behavior.

• Don't use profanities, vulgarities or hate speech. This is a general interest news site. Sometimes, there are children present. Don't say anything in a way you wouldn't want your own child to hear.

• Do not attack other users; focus your comments on issues, not individuals.

• Stay on topic. Only post comments relevant to the article at hand.

• Do not copy and paste outside material into the comment box.

• Don't repeat the same comment over and over. We heard you the first time.

• Do not use the commenting system for advertising. That's spam and it isn't allowed.

• Don't use all capital letters. That's akin to yelling and not appreciated by the audience.

• Don't flag other users' comments just because you don't agree with their point of view. Please only flag comments that violate these guidelines.

You should also know that The Sacramento Bee does not screen comments before they are posted. You are more likely to see inappropriate comments before our staff does, so we ask that you click the "Report Abuse" link to submit those comments for moderator review. You also may notify us via email at feedback@sacbee.com. Note the headline on which the comment is made and tell us the profile name of the user who made the comment. Remember, comment moderation is subjective. You may find some material objectionable that we won't and vice versa.

If you submit a comment, the user name of your account will appear along with it. Users cannot remove their own comments once they have submitted them.