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Roe V. Wade Anniversary

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Our World Appears to Be Changing Around Roe v. Wade

According to recent polls and research, public opinion is shifting since the U.S. Supreme Court decision forty years ago gave women the right to choose abortion.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the culture-changing Roe v. Wade decision, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prohibiting a woman's right to choose abortion was a violation of her constitutional rights. Since January 22, 1973, the debate, and perception of Roe v. Wade, has evidently, evolved. According to a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, a majority of Americans say in most all cases, abortion should be legal.  The poll shows 54 percent of adults believe the right to have an abortion should be afforded to women in all cases, or with exceptions, while 44 percent say it should be illegal. Seventy percent of people are against Roe v. Wade ever being overturned, according to the poll.  The ruling by Supreme Court justices all…

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McCloud

10:26 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013

Goober needs some more regulations, since he is a moron according to you guys, Floyd needs to be taxed more to pay for Andy's overblown pension, since you guys needed votes, you took Gomer's guns away, Otis needs us to pay for his new liver, since it is his right, and Aunt Bee has been taxed up the wazoo to pay for it all, so she eats dogfood these days. You guys know everything, so we all wait …   more ›

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