ISU Students for Life set up 151 crosses on Central Campus on Monday to protest the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Jan. 22, 1973 Supreme Court decision that made abortions legal.

The “Cemetery of the Innocents” was created between Curtiss Hall and Beardshear Hall, where students distributed fliers and brochures about their cause.

ISU Students for Life President Dan Rajewski said the student organization put up 151 crosses to represent the number of abortions performed every hour.

The organization was founded in 2000 and has about 180 members, he said.

Last week, the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance showed its support for the Roe v. Wade decision through serving a birthday cake commemorating the decision in the Memorial Union.

Students had varied reactions to the cross display.

“I’m against abortion, but I guess it’s a valid argument for girls that are raped,” said Chris Ceaser, junior in health and human performance. “Do they have a fair say about what they do with the child, since they didn’t have a choice [being raped]? That’s a question that is hard to dispute.”

Jon Burns, sophomore in industrial engineering, said he thinks many times people wrongly perceive those who are “pro-choice” as being “pro-abortion.”

“I don’t feel that is really necessary, Burns said. “I think pro-choice people are just that — pro-choice.”

Lindsay Headley, graduate student in chemistry, said she feels that Americans have reached a crossroad where discussion about abortion has become crucial.

“I think it’s a very important time for people on both sides of the issue to come forward and state their views,” she said. “I am pro-life, and I believe that children have the right to be born and women have the right to be free from pressures of abortion.”