By Ralph Abraham, U.S. Rep. WASHINGTON (LBM) – Thousands of Americans across the country will band together in solidarity in the coming days to protest abortion. The pro-life movement is one that I’m proud to support, and one with Central Louisiana roots. This year’s March for Life events will be the first since the death of pro-life advocate Norma McCorvey, who was born in Simmesport in Avoyelles Parish. You might know her better as Jane Roe, as in the Roe of Roe v. Wade. Norma wasn’t always on our side. She sued the state of Texas for abortion rights and, unfortunately, the Supreme Court ruled in her favor, granting abortion protections nationwide. But the effects of that decision changed Norma as she eventually came to see what we already know: Abortion violates the sanctity of life and has damaging effects on the women involved in the procedure. While speaking in Alexandria in 2003, Norma described her experience working in an abortion clinic as “horrible” and said, “I saw the looks in the eyes of those girls. They weren’t the same as when they first came in. There was no life in those eyes. They were angry, but didn’t know why. They were angry with themselves.” Since the Roe v. Wade ruling, more than 59 million … [Read more...]