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National Edition News cover for January 23, 2014 - Dueling party chairs signal fight on women, abortion: Anti-abortion demonstrators rally at the annual March for Life on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, January 22, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Protestor lead the annual March for Life Rally near the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Thousands of abortion opponents are facing wind chills in the single digits to rally and march on Capitol Hill to protest legalized abortion, with a signal of support from Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Anti-abortion demonstrators bow their heads in prayer on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, during the annual March for Life. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators are gathering in Washington for an annual march to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Anne Marie Duty, from Shawnee, Okla., right, joins other anti-abortion demonstrators as they rally during the annual March for Life, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, on the National Mall in Washington. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators are gathering in Washington for an annual march to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Protestors demonstrate during the March For Life anti-abortion rally outside the State Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Atlanta. Hundreds of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered outside the Statehouse for the annual rally to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Protestors demonstrate in the state Capitol during the Governor's State of the State address Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Madison, Wis. Gov. Scott Walker made the case in his State of the State speech Wednesday that extra money collected thanks to an improving national economy should be returned as property and income tax cuts, even as some Republicans are saying his proposal goes too far. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
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Gov. Rick Snyder speaks during an interview following a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Lansing, Mich., where he announced a plan to commit $350 million in state funds to help shore up Detroit's pension funds and prevent valuable city-owned art from being sold during the debt-ridden city's bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Ryan Garza ) DETROIT NEWS OUT; NO SALES, TV OUT, MADATORY CREDIT
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Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts and Gov. Sam Brownback follow speeches during an anti-abortion rally outside the Statehouse, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Topeka, Kan. The two Republicans were commemorating the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, lower left, and Gov. Sam Brownback, lower right, participate in an anti-abortion rally outside the Kansas Statehouse, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Topeka, Kan. Between them is state Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook, chairwoman of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Hundreds of abortion opponents rally outside the Kansas Statehouse and hear a speech by U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Topeka, Kan. The demonstrators were marking the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion across the nation. (AP Photo/John Hanna)