Beginning on January 22, 1973, with Roe v. Wade, and during the nearly 50-year period following the Supreme Court decision, nearly 64 million children have been killed – and untold numbers of women and men suffer in the aftermath. Even with overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, many states continue not to recognize children in their mothers’ womb as persons warranting protection and federal laws fail to protect the lives of unborn children. January 23 is designated as a particular day of prayer and penance for Catholics in the United States, called the “Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.”