roe v. wade and the new jane crow." ishs welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> before we get to what you're up against 40 years after roe versus wade, i want to ask you a question from your own experience, long experience in both cases of working with women. what does compulsory childbearing mean to a woman? what are the effects of knowing that you are not free to decide for yourselves whether to become a mother or not? >> well, we know that when abortion is criminalized before 1973 in the u.s. when abortion providers aren't available, many women will do what they have to do to take control of and responsibility for their reproductive lives. and if that means ending a pregnancy in any way they know how. that might be taking a poison, it might be using a knitting needle, it might be leaving the country, it might be asking somebody to beat them up. it might be attempting suicide. for women what's true throughout history is that they will do what they need to do. and if you have a legal system that says the st

wade resulted in a case filed by norma mccorvey known in court papers as jane roe. woman's right to an abortion based on the 14th amendment right to privacy. athena jones is joining us live from d.c. set the scene for us. you have a lot of folks behind you. >> reporter: that's true. they just finished the rally here preparing to walk to the supreme court building. i'm joined by part of the group, anti-abortion protesters. tell me why it's so important for you to be here. >> i'm robin. we're from illinois. this is my daughter, lexy. lexy was born to an addictive mother and the birth mother aborted a child before lexy and after lexy so we're very blessed that there is adoption. i have my child because of that choice. >> reporter: you want to see an end to abortion, all kinds. >> all kinds. doesn't matter. it's still a baby. >> reporter: so this is a group that has been organizing here. this protest since the year after roe v. wade was passed. the first anniversary. they've been gathering on the mall by the thousands. ultimate goal is to have roe v. wade overturned. a