PHOTO GALLERY: Anti-abortion protestors on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 23, 2021166 Views
Anti-abortion protesters gathered with signs on the intersection outside of Watauga County's Government Center for the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. Roe v. Wade is a Supreme Court case that made state laws banning abortions, except to save the mother's life, unconstitutional.
Anna Blackburn • Jan 25, 2021 at 12:22 pm
First of all I want to say that I am thankful that Max covered us, even though he did not say why we were really there.
My Name Is Anna Blackburn and I was the one who organized this Demonstration For Life. In Max’s article he says that we were there in response to people rejecting to half-mast their flags. That’s not true! I organized this because of the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, in a way to honor and mourn for the 63 million children who have been killed sine abortion became legal in 1973.
I would rather Max had used the words Pro-Life! That’s who we are, not really anti-choice, but Pro-Life! As Kate said we love women and children and want to help!!
Thanks.
Sophia Lyons • Jan 25, 2021 at 2:36 pm
Hi, Anna! I am the chief copy editor of The Appalachian, which means a big part of my job has to do with word choice. To your comment about how we referred to your group– we follow the Associated Press Stylebook, and the Stylebook mandates we use the term “anti-abortion”.
Thank you for your comment– other than that, the captions have been updated!
Kate Mokouenza • Jan 23, 2021 at 9:59 am
We love women and children and want to help. We called this even a “stand for life” because we care about the lives of women and their unborn babies.
Thanks so much Max for sharing this article. We would love to see more photos from the event posted here!!