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US divided over Roe's repeal as abortion foes gird for march

Anti-abortion activists march outside of the U.S. Supreme Court during the March for Life in Washington, Jan. 21, 2022. [AP Photo]

Anti-abortion activists will have multiple reasons to celebrate and some reasons for unease when they gather Friday in Washington for the annual March for Life.

The march, which includes a rally drawing abortion opponents from across the nation, has been held annually since January 1974 a year after the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision established a nationwide right to abortion.

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