Forty Years Later: 'Hey Hey Ho Ho Roe v. Wade Has Got To Go'

Forty years later the annual march goes on.

Condemning abortion as an abuse of human rights people from across the country participated in the March for Life that takes place annually in the nations capital. The Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling on January 22, 1973 legalized abortion.

Marchers carried signs that read "Defend Life" and "De-fund Planned Parenthoood" crowded the national mall in freezing temperatures to hear politicians and activists reject abortion and say that opposition to it was rising.

"Abortion truly is the human rights abuse of today" said March of Life director Jeanne Monahan. The new normal is to be "pro-life."

A 2011 Public Religion Research Institute survey found that most millenials aged between 18-29 are conlicted on the issue of abortion. 75% say that abortion should be legal and women should have access to abortion services but 65% question the morality of abortion. 

The Morning Report -- Tuesday January 22, 2013

Obama Inaugurated; Sets Goals -- Roe v. Wade Support -- Netanyahu Victory Expected -- Taylor Swift = Single? -- Atari Files Bankruptcy -- Opportunity Still Going

OBAMA MAKES HISTORY WITH GAY RIGHTS

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President Obama made history in his inaugural address today mentioning the word "gay" and the issue of gay rights for the first time in a speech at the presidential swearing in. 

"Our Journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like everyone else under the law for if we are truly equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well," Obama said in his address on the Capitol steps after his swearing in. 

Read more at ABC News. 

SUPPORT FOR ROE V. WADE GROWS

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Seven in 10 Americans believe Roe v. Wade should stand, according to new data from a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, as the landmark Supreme Court abortion-rights ruling turns 40 on Tuesday.

That is the highest level of support for the decision, which established a woman's right to an abortion, since polls began tracking it in 1989. The shift is mostly the result of more Democrats backing the decision—particularly Hispanics and African-Americans—and a slight uptick in support from Republicans.

Read more at the Wall Street Journal

ISRAEL GOES TO THE POLLS

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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis began trickling into polling stations Tuesday morning to cast their votes in a parliamentary election expected to return Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to office despite years of stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians and mounting economic troubles.

Many voters have said they'll cast ballots for Netanyahu because they see no viable alternative. Polls suggest hawkish and religious parties that have been his traditional allies will form the core of his next coalition government.

Read more at Chron. 

TAYLOR SWIFT PLANS TO STAY SINGLE

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Country singer Taylor Swift has certainly had several albums worth of heartbreak, so perhaps it’s time that we all cool it with the relationship mocking? Never!

She was said to have written songs about Joe Jonas, John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal and most recently, Harry Styles (5 songs on him alone!) so we’re guessing that her love life is totally fair game. She shouldn't put her business out there if she doesn't want people talking about it, right?

Read more at Earsucker.com

ATARI FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY

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The U.S. division of video game maker Atari filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, moving to separate from its French parent company amid a challenging financial situation.

Founded in 1972, Atari was one of the first video game innovators, and is known for such popular early games as Pong and Centipede. But the company has changed owners several times.

Read more at USA Today.

TEN YEARS LATER, OPPORTUNITY ON MARS IS STILL GOING

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MARS –  Opportunity, NASA's other Mars rover, has tooled around the red planet for so long it's easy to forget it's still alive.

Some 5,000 miles away from the limelight surrounding Curiosity's every move, Opportunity this week quietly embarks on its tenth year of exploration -- a sweet milestone since it was only tasked to work for three months.

"Opportunity is still going. Go figure," said mission deputy principal investigator Ray Arvidson of Washington University in St. Louis.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/01/21/still-going-nasa-rover-opportunity/#ixzz2Ih4MCt60

New poll: Majority of Americans want Supreme Court to uphold right to abortion

A new report came out from The Pew Research Center yesterday showing that less people favor completely overturning Roe v Wade than ever before. With only 29% of people wanting to over turn it 64% of people feel like this landmark case shouldn't change.

This report also identified that 62% of those who were polled correctly identified Roe v Wade as dealing with abortion and that it hit an all time high of being seen as "not that important compared to other issues" (53%). The idea that abortion may no longer be a lead issue by 2016 will be a sharp difference from the past thirty years of elections.

Age seems to have been the largest factor of ignorance over the bill, with those 18-29 only correctly identifying the case 44% of the time, with all other age groups coming on over 60. The largest demographic who oppose Roe v Wade are white evangelical protestants while Republicans are split 46 - 48. Overall these views, except for importance of the case, are very similar without much change from surveys conducted 10 to 20 years ago.

Read more from the Pew Forums.