American Abortion Opponents March in Washington, DC

Tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists are set to take part in Monday's annual "March on Washington" to mark the 34th anniversary of a Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

Similar marches and rallies are also taking place in cities and towns across the United States. In Washington, D.C., abortion opponents will march past the U.S. Capitol and end outside the Supreme Court.

President Bush is scheduled to address the demonstrators by telephone. Senator Sam Brownback, a conservative Republican who announced Saturday he is running for president in 2008, is participating in the March for Life events.

Activists who support abortion rights will also be holding smaller rallies in Washington and other cities. The "Roe versus Wade" Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion was handed down on January 22nd, 1973.

数以万计的反堕胎人士星期一参加每年一次的华盛顿大游行。星期一是美国联邦最高法院作出了堕胎在全美合法化裁决的34周年。

全美各地的一些城镇也将举行类似的游行和集会。在华盛顿，反堕胎人士将游行经过美国国会，然后在联邦最高法院外结束。

布什总统准备通过电话向示威者发表讲话。星期六宣布将参加2008年的总统竞选的保守派参议员布朗贝克参加“为生命游行”的活动。

支持堕胎权的人士也将在华盛顿和其它城市举行较小规模的集会。 1972年前的1月22日，美国联邦最高法院对《罗诉韦德案》作出裁决，导致堕胎在美国合法化。