Planned Parenthood Golden Gate coordinated "Faith in Choice: Reclaiming the Moral Highground," a January 21st event to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade. A quiet candlelight vigil was held in Dolores Park, in memory of those who died due to lack of access to a safe and legal abortion. People spoke about what women’s lives were like before choice became law, and then a candlelight procession made its way to Congregation Sha'ar Zahav for a panel discussion with clergy. The panel, which consisted of two women and two men, discussed the long history of nationwide pro-choice action by clergy in the U.S. They said that this past is consistent with religious values of dignity, the sacredness of the human body, and an inherent belief in justice.

In a post to Indybay, reporter greentea pointed out that some in the LGBTQI community may be unaware that the same legal decisions that grant heterosexuals the right to privacy (from government intervention) in birth control and abortion were important decisions relied upon by the U.S. Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas, the 2003 decision that invalidated laws against sodomy across the U.S. The LGBT community now relies on the same legal decisions (especially ‘Roe v. Wade’ and ‘Griswold v. Connecticut’) that the reproductive rights movement has been long served by, and which are under greatest threat by fundamentalist attacks. Report, photos, and analysis