THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, January 24, 1995 TAG: 9501240274
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A1 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 34 lines
From churches and towns across the nation, they came with a message. To the Supreme Court, they carried their placards and chants: ``Abortion is murder!'' ``It's a child, not a choice!''
After a weekend of impassioned, angry exchanges with pro-choice advocates marking the 22nd anniversary of the court's Roe vs. Wade abortion decision, Monday belonged to the anti-abortion forces. About 45,000 150 from South Hampton Roads -gathered for their annual March for Life.
Details, A8 ILLUSTRATION: Color PHOTOS BY BETH BERGMAN/Staff
Becky Dunckel, 15, of Lowville, N.Y., bows her head in prayer during
a rally before the March for Life in Washington on Monday. The
annual event came as abortion foes celebrated their growing clout
with a Congress now led by the Republican Party.
A group from Kempsville Presbyterian Church left Virginia Beach
before dawn to take part in the noontime rally and march. Many came
to condemn anti-abortion violence. Most pro-life people were in
shock over recent attacks, said the Rev. Andrew Jackson, the
church's associate pastor.
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