Thirty years after the U.S. Supreme Court decided the landmark case Roe v. Wade, the fate of abortion may once again come into question.

For the first time since the Jan. 22, 1973 decision, both the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government are controlled by Republicans, who some say will make the passing of anti-abortion laws more likely.

"Never before has there been such a conservative, anti-choice government," said Jahnna Harvey, president of the Penn State Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA).

FMLA is marking the anniversary by holding a silent information session on Old Main lawn, Harvey said. Balloons will float around the lawn with information about women's rights hanging from them.

The group also has members going to Washington, D.C., to attend conferences by national women's rights groups, Harvey said.

The information given at Old Main will stress the importance of Roe v. Wade, not as an abortion issue, but as a women's rights issue, she said.

"Reproductive choice is not about abortion -- it's about civil liberties," Harvey added.

In 1973, the case decision made by the Court stated the government could not outlaw abortions because doing so was a violation of privacy rights established in the Constitution.

Another local group is marking the anniversary of Roe v. Wade today, but not to celebrate the decision. Citizens Concerned for Human Life (CCHL) is sending about 30 members from Centre County to Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life, said Beth Knievel, the group's president.

The group makes the annual trip to show congressional legislators they have support when passing pro-life legislation, Knievel said. However, politics is not the only reason for the group's trip to the nation's capital, she said.

"One of the important reasons we got is to show that we will keep fighting for our cause," Knievel added.

CCHL is a part of the larger Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, which has members statewide going to the march, said Maria Vitale, a spokeswoman for the federation.

"A lot of people want go to Washington to show their support for unborn children and their mothers," Vitale said.

Vitale said this is an important time to go to the capital because the representation in the government could allow for laws to be passed to restrict abortion.

The government could allow for a law banning partial birth abortions, and the law would most likely hold up in courts, Vitale said.

"We're very hopeful that restrictions will be placed on abortions," she added.

In contrast, Harvey said she hopes that FMLA will help to make sure that this anniversary of Roe v. Wade is not the last.