Will Pro-Life March Come to New York?
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Four days after President Obama was sworn in for his second term, another large crowd hit Washington — pro-lifers who came by the busload to mark the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, which overturned two centuries of law and prohibited the states from banning most abortions. Each year at this time, this growing band of optimistic Americans marches in Washington, since that’s where the Supreme Court sits.
But they might consider marching in New York next year. For America’s biggest city is also America’s abortion capital. So high is the overall abortion ratio here — 40 percent, twice the national average — even pro-choicers are shocked.
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