Tuesday, October 18, 2005

'Roe' of Roe vs. Wade addresses pro-life event for L.A. Hispanics
By Paula Doyle
10/14/2005

OS ANGELES (CNS) -- More than 100 parishioners from a dozen East Los Angeles parishes turned out Oct. 8 at Resurrection Church for a Spanish-language respect life program featuring Norma McCorvey, the "Roe" of the Roe vs. Wade 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. "I think the archdiocese (of Los Angeles) is trying to light a spark in the Hispanic community regarding the pro-life movement," said organizer Jay Hernandez, a member of the archdiocesan Family Life Issues commission.

"When you show people what abortion is, you get their attention," he said, noting that community feedback has been
positive since the Spanish-language respect life campaign kicked off in August. The rest

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