Each year since 1973, abortion rights activists have gathered on Jan. 22 for “Roe v. Wade Day” to celebrate the Supreme Court decision that granted a constitutional right to abortion. Now, 50 years after the decision, Roe v. Wade Day will be different.
"This anniversary has always been a time of honoring the long battles of generations before us," said Melissa Fowler, chief program officer at the National Abortion Federation, the professional association of abortion providers.
"Now, it's a focus on the work ahead. As we settle into this new reality, we do so knowing this is a long fight. And we have hope we can not only restore abortion rights but create a world where there's more access than there ever was under Roe." Also on the 50th anniversary, more than 20 reproductive justice organizations from around the country will gather at a summit in Atlanta to honor Roe and its legacy, mourn its loss and"start of dreaming up the legacy of the next 50 years and beyond," said Monica Simpson, executive director of SisterSong, a multiracial reproductive justice organization that helped organize the summit. "We have an opportunity now to build a future that serves and centers BIPOC people and all of those historically forced to the margins," she said. Hugh Brown, vice president of the American Life League, a Catholic group that opposes all abortions and , wants to see an entirely different shift. His mother became an anti-abortion activist after Roe v. Wade in 1973.'A BLOW AGAINST HATE':Since 2020, a Harvard University research library has been planning an exhibition for Roe’s 50th anniversary, said Ziegler, also a curator of the exhibition. When the decision was overruled last June, plans shifted. The exhibition’s narration was edited to reflect the new reality of abortion access, and the result was titled"The Age of Roe: The Past, Present, and Future of Abortion in America."is not only a Supreme Court ruling in history books but also a cultural symbol in a movement that continues. “It's completely unsurprising to me that the memory and legacy of Roe still lives on and still motivates people,” she said. “Roe in many ways has become a cultural symbol that motivates people and makes them think about what's next.”
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