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Roe v. Wade commemorated
Published Jan 27, 2008 10:01 PM
The Detroit and Downriver chapters of the National Organization for Women
(NOW) on Jan. 20 commemorated the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark
Supreme Court decision that legalized women’s right to choose abortion.
A
multinational gathering of women and men heard from keynote speaker Debbie
Johnson of the Detroit Action Network For Reproductive Rights (DANFORR) and
Dessa Cosma, an organizer with Planned Parenthood of Michigan.
Johnson’s
remarks tied the ongoing struggle for reproductive justice to the fight against
racism and updated the audience on the many obstacles placed in women’s
paths as they exercise their right to choose.
Shannon Clary of Downriver NOW
and Karisha Fenton of Detroit NOW introduced the speakers and urged people to
get involved with DANFORR and Planned Parenthood.
—Report & photos Kris Hamel
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