Go figure. There's nothing going on in West Virginia. *sigh* This is such a backwards state. Grrrrrr.

Here are some of the things going on in Canada to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Morgentaler decision:

Toronto, Friday, January 25, 8:30 am - 5 pm
Symposium to Mark the 20th Anniversary of R v. Morgentaler, Of What Difference: Reflections on the Judgment and Abortion in Canada Today. Sponsored by NAF Canada and the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. Location: Flavelle Classroom C, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. Free registration. Register and find details at: www.law.utoronto.ca/conferences/ofwhatdifference.html. Contacts: Dawn Fowler, dfowler@prochoice.org or Joanna Erdman, joanna.erdman@utoronto.ca

Toronto, Friday, January 25, 7:30pm
Fundraising Reception for National Abortion Federation Canada 's Patient Assistance Fund. Textile Museum of Canada, 55 Centre Avenue. $30 per ticket or $50 for two tickets. RSVP by January 24 to dfowler@prochoice.org or 250-598-1858.

Toronto, Saturday, January 26, 7pm
Another World is Possible: Cultures of Resistance. Free admission. Ryerson Student Campus Center, 55 Gould St. More info: www.ryerson.ca/tsf Contact: Michelle.langlois@ryerson.ca

Ottawa, Monday, January 28, noon-1 pm
Planned Parenthood Ottawa will be peacefully standing outside the Morgentaler Clinic at 65 Bank Street to thank Dr. Henry Morgentaler and to remind everyone that there is still an ongoing struggle for accessibility nation-wide. Also, on Tuesday, January 22, from 3pm-9pm, please come to a poster-making session for the rally at Planned Parenthood Ottawa, 251 Bank Street, Suite 201. Materials provided. Invitation and details: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21600536808

Ottawa, Wednesday, January 30, 7-9:30 pm
Gala Night. Free admission, but limited to 200 people. Location: House of Commons, Centre Block, Room 200. Invitation-only event: you must RSVP before Jan 28 to Tracey Bellingham at info@canadiansforchoice.ca or 613-789-9958 ext 222 or toll-free 1-888-642-2725, ext 222.

Regina, Monday, January 28, 12:30-2:30 pm
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Morgentaler Case. Free admission. Location: Women's Centre, University of Regina. More info: water_lover2001@hotmail.com

Vancouver - Monday, January 28, 6-10 pm
The Morgentaler Decision: Before and Beyond. Location: SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. Free admission. Poster with details: http://www.prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org/Morgentaler-Jan-28-08-flyer.pdf More info: jharthur@shaw.ca

Hi Feministers!

This is Jasmine, co-chair of UC Santa Barbara's chapter of Voices for Planned Parenthood.
If you live in the Santa Barbara area, please consider joining us for our '35 Years of Choice' celebration on Wednesday, January 30th from 7 to 9 pm.
We will be hosting several guest speakers including Planned Parenthood representatives and professors. There will also be a screening of the two short films 'Voices for Choice' and 'The Abortion Diaries.'
You'll find us in the multi-purpose room located in the Student Resources Building. If you have any other questions, please contact us at ucsbvox@gmail.com
See you there!

I'm not sure why my comment didn't show up, and I don't feel like retyping it all, so anyway if you're in Canada and want to know what's going on for the 20th anniversary of the Morgentaler decision, contact me at pedgehog@gmail.com.

Kansas is having one more event:

"Wichita Stands with Dr. Tiller"
Tuesday, Jan. 22nd 7am-10am
@ Women's Health Care Services, 5107 E. Kellogg Wichita, KS
Come rally for women's rights!!

There is actually an event in Idaho!

Planned Parenthood of Idaho
"Roe on the Rocks" Cocktail Party
Wed, January 23rd 5:30pm-7:30pm
Satchel's Grill Downtown (on the corner of Capital and Bannock St.)
Free food, drinks, and live music!

I asked a friend of mine how he planned to celebrate the anniversary Roe v. Wade and his response was a link to the website www.abort73.com .
Kind of made me wanna throw up.

Anyway, there is going to be a discussion at my college in Illinois, even though the state at large is having nothing going on.

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Saturday, January 19, 2008
Counter-protest to the annual “Walk for Life—West Coast�
10:30AM
Justin Herman Plaza (SF Bay Area)
Market Street at Embarcadero
Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights
Please call 415-864-1278, email bacorrinfo@gmail.com, or visit
www.BACORR.org for more information.

Tuesday, Jan. 22
Santa Barbara Roe v. Wade Anniversary Event
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Faulkner Gallery, 40 E. Anapamu St. , Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara Pro-Choice Coalition
Featuring keynote speaker Loretta J. Ross, a nationally renowned
Reproductive Justice organizer and activist. Ross will lead a
community conversation about "Roe and Reproductive Justice" to
celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court
decision. Ross is a founder and the National Coordinator of the
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, composed of
70 women of color organizations across the country, and was the
Co-Director of the 2004 National March for Women’s Lives in Washington
D.C., the largest protest in U.S. history. She is also the co-author
of Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive
Justice.
Phone: 805-967-9515

Tuesday January 22
Roe v. Wade Anniversary Luncheon and Action Summit
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Workshops and Community Action Expo
12:00-1:30 pm Keynote Luncheon
The Flamingo Resort, 2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa CA 95405
This year’s luncheon features Dr. Susan Wicklund, author of This
Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor, and Amy Everitt,
State Director of NARAL Pro-Choice California.
Students $25, General $50, Sponsor $500+ No one turned away for lack
of funds!
For more information or to register online, visit
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CANOW/beaa36dad5/c0a3832063/11a5aa1a32
Or call NARAL Pro-Choice California 415.890.1020
Co-sponsored by CA NOW and Sonoma NOW

Tuesday January 22
San Luis Obispo NOW March and Candlelight Vigil
5:30 PM
Chinese Park in San Luis Obispo
SLO public march and rally with a speaker from California Latinas for
Reproductive Justice, and an open mike. We follow that with a
candlelight vigil to honor the women who lost their lives to illegal
abortions.

Tuesday January 22
March and Rally
6:30pm at the public parking lot on Olive Street and be ready to march
to the circle at 7pm
Circle of Orange
OC & Long Beach NOW
Southern California pro-choicers: Don’t miss the Roe v. Wade
anniversary event in the Circle of Orange!
Join Orange County NOW and Long Beach NOW on January 22 to celebrate
the 35th anniversary of reproductive freedom. Bring signs, cameras,
friends, family and energy! This year marks the 25th anniversary of
this event in Orange County. Make it a success!

Tuesday, January 22
Palm Springs NOW Candlelight Vigil
6:00 p.m.
Palm Springs City Hall, 3200 East Tahquitz Canyon Way,
Palm Springs
Please join us as we commemorate the landmark Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme
Court decision affirming a woman's right to control her own
reproductive health decisions.

January 22, 2008
"Roe & Reproductive Justice" featuring Reproductive Rights Activist
and Author, Loretta Ross
5:30 reception, 6:00program
Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Central Library
The Santa Barbara Pro-Choice Coalition
For information please contact Mary Ellen at (805) 967-9515

Wednesday, January 23rd
Abortion Access in the Wake of Gonzales
A wine and hors d'oeuvres mixer and Pro-Choice Film Festival
6-8:30 p.m.
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., 100 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA
$30.00 pre-registration, $35.00 at the door
For more information contact Elizabeth Saviano at 415.955.2676 or Anne
Purdy at anne@womenscommunityclinic.org
Featuring Speakers: Beth H. Parker, Esq, Bingham McCutchen, LLP,
Eleanor Drey, M.D., EdM, Director, Women's Options Center, SFGHand
"Life, Liberty & the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS" by Tiffany Shlain
"The Power of Choice" by Dorothy Fadiman

Saturday, January 26
"What Happened Before Roe, Leona's Sister Gerri"
2:00pm-4:00pm
Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 Janss Road, Thousand Oaks
The Ventura County Reproductive Rights Network
This film uncovers the story behind a photograph of a woman who died
from an illegal abortion and how the image became a symbol for the
pro-choice movement.
Admission is $5.00. For information please contact Monica Welch at
monica.welch@ppsbvslo.org or (805) 777-3841 x. 106

Tuesday, January 29
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
NCJW/LA, Council House
543 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036 (one block S. of Melrose)
Truth is Sometimes Stranger Than Fiction...
and the Truth is, Women and Their Families are Paying the Price
Introduction to NCJW’s Plan A:
Campaign For Contraceptive Access
Celebrate and Protect Roe v. Wade
National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles, The City of West
Hollywood and The Los Angeles Free Clinic
Panel includes:
Sammie Moshenberg, Director of Washington Operations for National
Council of Jewish Women
Dr. LeRoy H. Carhart, Noted Reproductive Rights Surgeon
Katie Buckland, Executive Director California Women’s Law Center
John DiCecco, Director of Health Partnership and Medi Cal Programs and
Student Health for LAUSD
Moderator:
West Hollywood City Councilmember Abbe Land
For more information or to RSVP call (323) 852-8503 or email:
ruth@ncjwla.org

Thursday, January 31
35 Years after Roe v. Wade: The Impact of the Federal Abortion Ban in
2007
5:30pm-7:30pm
UC Davis, Memorial Union, Garrison Room
UC Davis Law Students for Reproductive Justice, UC Davis Medical
students for Choice, UC Davis National Organization for Women, UC
Davis American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte,
and Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health
Food and refreshments provided. Please join us for this engaging
forum, film screening, and panel discussion.
Space is limited. Contact sfstaff@prch.org for more information.

Tuesday January 22
Roe v. Wade Anniversary Luncheon and Action Summit
8:30 am Registration
9:00 am Workshops and Community Action Expo
12:00-1:30 pm Keynote Luncheon
The Flamingo Resort, 2777 Fourth St., Santa Rosa CA 95405
This year’s luncheon features Dr. Susan Wicklund, author of This
Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor, and Amy Everitt,
State Director of NARAL Pro-Choice California.
Students $25, General $50, Sponsor $500+ No one turned away for lack
of funds!
Co-sponsored by CA NOW and Sonoma NOW. For more information or to
register online, visit
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CANOW/beaa36dad5/c0a3832063/18f5bf1cba
Or call NARAL Pro-Choice California 415.890.1020

Tuesday January 22
San Luis Obispo NOW March and Candlelight Vigil
5:30 PM
Chinese Park in San Luis Obispo
Public march and rally with a speaker from California Latinas for
Reproductive Justice, and an open mike. We follow that with a
candlelight vigil to honor the women who lost their lives to illegal
abortions.

Tuesday January 22
OC & Long Beach NOW March and Rally
6:30pm
Circle of Orange
Southern California pro-choicers: Don’t miss the Roe v. Wade
anniversary event in the Circle of Orange!
Join Orange County NOW and Long Beach NOW on January 22 to celebrate
the 35th anniversary of reproductive freedom. Bring signs, cameras,
friends, family and energy! This year marks the 25th anniversary of
this event in Orange County. Make it a success!

Thursday, January 31
35 Years after Roe v. Wade: The Impact of the Federal Abortion Ban in
2007
5:30pm-7:30pm
UC Davis, Memorial Union, Garrison Room
Co-sponsored by UC Davis National Organization for Women
Food and refreshments provided. Please join us for this engaging
forum, film screening, and panel discussion.
Space is limited. Contact sfstaff@prch.org for more information.

Tuesday, March 25
CCRF 6th Annual Reproductive Freedom Day
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sacramento Convention Center
Co-sponsored by California NOW
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CANOW/beaa36dad5/c0a3832063/ae367d40fe
Early Bird Registration ends February 15th! Scholarships are
available!
For more information email kelly@reproductivefreedomca.org or call
510-451-3381

Yikes. Abort73 is a well known gorefest propaganda site. I wonder if they'd want to ban open-heart surgery just 'cause it's gross... Sad, that they have to rely on appeals to emotion rather than logic.

jakefreeman, please peddle your lies and foolishness elsewhere.

The majority of abortions take place in the first trimester - Centers for Disease Control. Did you just pull the "no abortion" stat out of your ass?

The one "fact" you forgot to state is that a fetus cannot survive outside the womb for the majority of its gestation. It CANNOT survive without the resources of the mother. Therefore, it is part of HER body. End of story.

Terri Schiavo had a beating heart too. But did that give her a quality of life? No.

YAY!! Another freakin' troll!

Jakefreeman, I am going to do something in your name to celebrate Roe. Maybe a donation to Planned Parenthood...

Chicago, IL
Planned Parenthood Chicago Area is having their annual Roe v. Wade celebration and fundraiser this Thursday, January 24 at the Ritz-Carlton. Sure, the admission is pricey, but if you volunteer, you get in free. :-) See more here.