Sanctity of Human Life Sunday 2014 commemorates 41 years since the January 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in our country. Since then, more than 55 million* abortions have taken place in the U.S. The human lives lost to abSanctity of Human Life Sunday 2014 commemorates 41 years since the January 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in our country. Since then, more than 55 million* abortions have taken place in the U.S. The human lives lost to abortion exceed the number of people currently living in our Great Lakes Region!**ortion exceed the number of people currently living in our Great Lakes Region!** (read more)