Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, January 23, 2002, Page 3, Image 3

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    Adam Amato Emerald
State Rep. At King lights a candle “in hopes that the U.S. Supreme Court will continue to recognize the rights of women,” at the Roe v.
Wade 29th Anniversary Candlelight Celebration on Tuesday night at the First Congregational Church in Eugene.
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“We know we are at the cross
roads. We know that for years that
the Supreme Court’s support for
Roe v. Wade has, in fact, been
eroding,” Bradbury said.
, After his speech, Bradbury be
gan his candlelighting. “I light
this candle for the children of
this country, may they all have
the comfort of a loving home
and family. Every child should
be a wanted child,” said Brad
bury.
City Councilor David Kelly lit
his candle “in memory of all the
women who prior to Roe v. Wade
did not have a choice,” and “for
all the women who survived
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“Working together, we can
reassure that women all
over America have a
choice. We will continue
to organize and defeat.
anti-choice legislation.
Oregon women deserve
a choice"
Betty Taylor
Eugene city councilor
City Councilor Betty Taylor lit
her candle for all the pro-choice
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“Working together, we can reas
sure that women all over Ameri
ca have a choice. We will contin
ue to organize and defeat
anti-choice legislation. Oregon
women deserve a choice,” Taylor
said.
The tone of the event was
quite clear: There isn’t going to
be any negotiating for a
woman’s right to choose, that
history and facts of abortion
show reasonable support for the
right to choose, and that people
need to speak out and show
support for pro-choice issues
and measures.
Ben Hughes is a freelance reporter
for the Oregon Daily Emerald.
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