and so i say roe v. wade has been overturned. women do not enjoy the same reproductive rights that they enjoyed in the days in which we were worried about whether the government would interfere because we didn't think at the time that roe v. wade was strong enough. but over the 30 years of its enactment we have seen it chipped away and chipped away. and in the last decade or so the assault on roe v. wade has been pretty phenomenal. not only do we see waiting periods being enacted all over the country, legal prohibitions for minors giving their consent, which is a great complexity to me, that a minor does not have to gain their parents' consent to continue a pregnancy, but consent to terminate a pregnancy. given the relative balance of those decisions, what can we make of that, other than to say they're political decisions? >> hinojosa: so one of the things that i've heard which is quite disturbing is that when you have women who are finding it more diffict to have access to reproductive rights clics, and these are younger women w

in arguments, roe v. >> i know. >> how, marlo, do you understand the role that abortion and abortion politics played, both in the feminist movement, and also in the backlash? >> well, i think the idea of the best way to control an entire majority of the country is to tell them that they're not in control of their own bodies. you know, and so that fight for -- their can't be any more personal decision for a man and a woman, is to decide whether or not they want to have a family. and whether or not they want to have more of a family. or whatever. even your sexuality. the idea that today we're actually hearing whether or not we have the choice for contraception. i mean, whether or not men and women decide to have sex in their own house, that should not be anybody else's decision but ours. so it's so fundamental. when we have sex. how many times we have baby. all of that depends on how we face our lives. >> but what's fascinating to me, i was looking at the data. pew did poli polling on 0 abort. roe should no

even if they don't win on a national scale with roe v. wade, i'll going to show you a clip with a great job of explaining if this clinic is shut down, how hard it will be in effect for women to get abortions in that four state area. >> this is far go. this is where the only abortion clinic in north dakota is. the next closest clinic is to the east, four hours away in minneapolis minnesota the next closest to the south, four hours away in sioux falls. to the west, you're probably looking at billings, montana eight hours away. there's already a very serious access problem in this part of the country. if you take away the one clinic in this region that is served by so few clinics you're cutting off access for women in a four state region. cenk: julie, is that the in tent here, even if they can't take down roe v. wade to deny abortions to as many women as possible throughout the country. >> that is definitely what these laws designed to do. the politicians can't ban it outright. it is protected by the u.s. constitution. they are creating back

how important is the ruling of roe v. wade in this case? >> we like to say the roe v. wade decision goes both ways. we disagree with the decision in this case and we believe that decision should have stood for the proposition that life is protected from conception through natural death. but we, you know, choice goes both ways. so if a girl has a right to choose abortion, she also has the right to keep that child, and you know, as i said in one of our press releases, if the choice is pro-life in the state of texas, we will stand with her in court to support that choice. >> right, there will be people watching this saying on that case, you appear like you are pro choice. >> we are a pro life organization, and we support the choice for life in the state of texas. >> right, evan, people are saying you're 16 years old. as is your girlfriend. very, very young to be bringing up a baby. do you have the responsibility? do you have the determination to be a good father? >> yes, i definitely have the determination to be a good father. i have lots of reasons i know i'll be a good

people often think, you know, it's not really about reversing roe. well, it is.me bills show that it is. >> seeing the national polling that a clear majority of americans does not want roe overturned, how does that affect your work? >> well, it's really critical because it shows that despite the fact -- i mean, there's a lot of reasons -- the decision to have an abortion, which one in three american women makes that decision, is a very personal one. so it's not the kind of thing that people are talking about every day when they go out in public, but it shows that in fact there is an enormous majority in this country that do not want to see these protections go away, that want to see this remaining a decision that women make with their families, their loved ones, their doctors. and so that's critically important because for years there's been a story out there because the opposition is so aggressive and loud and extreme that that is in the ascendancy, but that is not the case. >> nancy northup, president and ceo of the center for reproductive rights, who fights th

roe: i thank the speaker. before starting this special order, i'd like to yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from mississippi, mr. palazzo. mr. palazzo: i want to thank the good doctor from tennessee for yielding me some time. mr. speaker, in two weeks we face one of the most devastating cuts to our military that our country has ever seen. literally a worst-case scenario for our men and women in uniform all in just two weeks. for a year and a half, several of my colleagues and i have been discussing with anyone who will listen the devastating impact of these automatic budget cuts, but still we have stalled and delayed so where we are where no one in their right mind will be. if these stop a number of agencies will be severely impacted as well. defense cuts are bad enough. unfortunately these cuts affect a lot more than just defense. these automatic cuts affect food inspections at the department of agriculture, f.b.i. investigations, t.s.a. screening at airports and others. no agency is untou

roe versus wade as a supreme court case that protects a woman's right to get an abortion.texas that law is actually protecting a fetus right now in being aborted. the parents of a 16-year-old pregnant girl are none too pleased with their daughter and boyfriend. they want her to get an abortion. the girl is claiming her mom was planning to slip her the abortion pill. her lawyer says this teenager has rights like everyone else. >> we're asking the judge to stop them from physically forcing her to have an abortion. she's legally protected so they cannot drag her to an abortion clinic and force an abortionen 0 our client. >> so can she win this legal battle, our cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin is back. and joey jackson is back with us now. weigh in, jeff, when does the parents' right get superseded by the government's right to parent a child? >> boy, this is a really hard case. and i've followed abortion law for a long time. and i've never seen a case like this. there are many cases, there are many laws, that say minors who want to get an abortion have to get parental consent

thh people that care about roe v. wade being upheld will vote democrat anyway. the swing line don't have that voice -- obama started talking a lot about planned parenthood and abortion. >> he did. the implication, ii not the direct statement attached to that, his stuff matters, if you lee the other guy win, this could go away. >> right. >> we've got about five minutes, i want to ask you, away from this book, you twoshg for the new yorker,cnn, in your capacity, you are doing serious journalism. this is a rare thing these days that you have been able to carve out a life for yourself to do this. it is not impossible to do it, but harder than it has ever been in our lifetime before. talk about the state of journalism and how you view it. i think you see the possibility of just doing good work and letting the chips fall. >> well, you know, it is a paradoxical moment in terms of journalism now. i think, the demand for journalism has never been greater. the amount of journalism people receive in the course of a day has never been more pimely, more extensive. >> right.

roe is not going anywhere while obama's president. let's all work together on steps to reduce the number of abortions, because none of us think it's good. >> but the policy -- >> and the thing -- let me just finish. >> but, there was -- should the party stand in for a woman's right to choose was to keep the numbers low, is that what you're saying? >> no, i'm saying they're not going to do that, and that's their opinion. >> what is the republican position? >> i am pro life. >> and you also talk about abolishing it. keeping abortion but at a lower level. that's not pro life. >> let me talk about what i'm talking about. when billion clinton took office, there were 1.4 million abortions, now there's 700,000. because of adoption procedures, counselling, birth control. notification. the republican party needs to make abortion illegal to making it rare. >> when you say turning it from legal to rare, what you're moving from is pro life to pro choice in the debate. you can't be. you're either or, you either believe it should be legal or you do

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"wall street journal" poll on the roe anniversary showed seven in ten americans support upholding roe have actually successfully mainstreamed choice into our culture. politics is slow to catch up. and moveon knew that. so one of the reasons that moveon has always been successful is by finding innovative ways to use technology to surface the breadth of support for these mainstream ideas. nothing is more mainstream right now than the idea that women should have the freedom to write their own destinies. and foundational to that freedom is our ability to choose when and how and with whom we have a family. when women can do that, we can dream big dreams. we can contribute to culture, business, government, and then countries function better, business, marketplaces function better, and families and communities function better. and i hope that i can bring the tools and the organizing from moveon to bring millions and millions of women's voices into this debate about what our own futures are going to look like. >> because the fight over choice and reproductive rights, we think of it as a natio

esther roe, -- mr. roe, in the first section of the constitution, it states the house of representatives will solely have the obligation to raise taxes when the revenue is needed. since it does not say anything about cuts, my point is, you all have an obligation to the citizens of the united states, not just the wealthy. to raise taxes on the people who have the money who can afford to pay it and the rest of the country, the majority that don't, it looks to me like that would be a no-brainer. i think it is going to take forever for the poor people in this country to get a fair shake. that is my comment this morning. thank you. guest: i appreciate your comments, but here are the facts. the top one percent of income tax earners in america, one percent, pay almost 40% of all federal income taxes. that is 40. the top five percent of income taxes in america pay 60% of all taxes. and the top 10% pay 80%. the top 10% of americans pay 80% of all income taxes. they earn more money, but they are paying their fair

roe is not going anyplace while obama's president. republicans should say let's all work together on steps to reduce the number of abortions because none of us think it's good. >> but the party should -- >> and the thing -- let me just finish. >> but it's an interesting point you're make. should the party stand then for a woman's right to choose whilst trying to keep the numbers low? is that what you're saying? >> no. i'm saying they're not going to do that and that's their paep and it's a deeply held belief. >> where does the party stand? what's the republican position then? >> pro life. >> and yet you're not talking about abolishing it. you're talking about keeping abortion but at a lower level. that's not pro life. >> let me talk about what i'm talking about. when bill clinton took office there were 1.4 million abortions. now there are 700,000. because of adoption procedures, counseli counseling, birth control, notification. >> i'm trying to work out what your position is, dick -- >> the republican party needs to make abortion ille

griswald started the line that ended with roe vs wade. i would rank that the case of major importance. >> [inaudible] >> yes. it was not that long ago. the first time that question came to the court was a case versus the commonwealth of virginia it was a frontal attack on tel law that made consentual sodomy a crime. lawrence v texas was not the kind of a grandstand play. it involved flesh and blood real people. it was a story that could be told. the court in lawrence v texas held that the texas law, making consentual sodomy criminal, was unconstitutional. one of the reasons i am fond of that decision which was written by justice kennedy was that he referred to a leading decision of the european court of human rights in that decision. i think the european court of human rights decision was in the early 1980's. he was saying that this is recognized as a human right by the european court and how out of it could the united states to be? [laughter] not to recognize this. justice kennedy has been criticized for referring to foreign law. but i t

i say they got away with that because under roe versus wade it's widely agreed that those laws are notonstitutional. but after getting away with it in a few states now the idea is spreading this year. so far to arkansas and iowa and north dakota and virginia. republicans in ohio tried and failed to pass a ban on abortion effectively at about six weeks, which is often before a woman even knows she is pregnant. so it's effectively a total ban on most abortions. ohio republicans tried for that and failed last year. but this year they are trying it in arkansas and kentucky and mississippi and north dakota. today, in fact, that measure passed the arkansas senate by a vote of 26-8. there are also fertilized egg is a person abortion bans that have been put forward this year already in north dakota, oklahoma, south carolina, and virginia. this is the kind of ban that is likely to not just completely ban all abortion but to also affect birth control and even fertility treatment. it's the kind of abortion and birth control ban that has failed every time it's been put to a vote, a popular vote, i

it's because before roe v.ade women were dying. >> sure. >> we know what life was like before women had access to the full range of reproductive health care services that are guaranteed by the constitution. we know what life was like for women before roe v. wade. and we're not willing to go back even if there are people in state legislatures who'd like to chip away at that right. we're remaining vigilant. and we have to. we absolutely have to remain vigilant. >> turning to the violence against women act, it has protected women from domestic abuse for 18 years. it has had broad bipartisan support in the past. but now house majority leader eric cantor is blocking the bill's reauthorization by not bringing it to the floor for a vote. house republicans have objected to new provisions that expand protections for same-sex couples, also undocumented workers, and native american women. here's senator susan collins pleading to members of her own party earlier this week. >> this is not and never should be a partisan issu

experts say limiting the catch of roe bearing eel is the most effective short-term solution. >> translator: the same eel is found in taiwan, china and south korea, as well as japan. so all of them should cooperate to protect this endangered species. >> reporter: as a country, they are carefully monitoring the eel's habitat. last year officials proposed imposing restrictions on eel but they dropped the idea. japan's designation over japanese eel as endangered is not legally binding. it cannot restrict the amount of catch or trade. but the time has come for japan to take action to protect the eel. and preserve a viable cuisine culture. nhk world, tokyo. >>> the oscar nominated film les mis wowed audiences around the world. here in japan, it smashed box office records and became the most successful musical film ever released. ♪ >> the movie is in adaptation of the musical based on the film by victor hugo. the distributor in japan says 3.4 million people have seen les miserable so far. it earned $45 million in six weeks. that beat the previous record set in 2005 by phantom of the opera. they s

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highway has been closed in kansas leading massive back up that stretched for miles. xd pick up with a roe pulled one driver out of a jam in kansas city. national guard is patrolling highways to help rescue stranded drivers. storm killed at least 2 people and injured several more in accidents on these ice slush roadway. >> meanwhile here our weather has just been delightful. sandhya is checking for any changes in the forecast. live doppler 7 hd. >> there could be some minor changes as we head in the weekend right now i show you you live doppler 7hd and we have jaws few high cloud moving through the bay area. pretty harmless at this hour. as i show you live picture now from high definition across the bay here it's sparkling us a can see. visibility good. looking towards sutro towers and temperatures are falling rate now. 44 in santa rosa down to 41 in nap a.39 degrees in gilroy. we do have another chilly night ahead. show you where the temperatures are going to bottom out. make sure you grab a coat or sweater head out the door. it will be chilly. possibility of seeing drops as we head in th

highway has been closed in kansas leading massive back up that stretched for miles. xd pick up with a roe pulled one driver out of a jam in kansas city. national guard is patrolling highways to help rescue stranded drivers. storm killed at least 2 people and injured several more in accidents on these ice slush roadway. >> meanwhile here our weather has just been delightful. sandhya is checking for any changes in the forecast. live doppler 7 hd. >> there could be some minor changes as we head in the weekend right now i show you you live doppler 7hd and we have jaws few high cloud moving through the bay area. pretty harmless at this hour. as i show you live picture now from high definition across the bay here it's sparkling us a can see. visibility good. looking towards sutro towers and temperatures are falling rate now. 44 in santa rosa down to 41 in nap a.39 degrees in gilroy. we do have another chilly night ahead. show you where the temperatures are going to bottom out. make sure you grab a coat or sweater head out the door. it will be chilly. possibility of seeing drops as we head in th

our air roe erroll burn neette the story. >> reporter: people here as they are around the world are justhocked at this. the key element here the prosecution announce they had just don't intend to charge the so-called blade runner with murder, but premeditated murder. keep in mind, we're only 36 hours out from when this tragedy took place. so was a very bold statement made today. they must feel confident in the evidence they have so far that they can use a conviction. now oscar pistorius, yes, he was visibly disturbed today but he said through his agent that he rejects the murder charge and will fight it in the strongest terms. now the prosecution and defense also agreed to delay the hearing that was meant for today until tuesday. so as each side gathers evidence for their case, oscar pistorius will continue to spend nights in jail. a much different setting than this mansion in pretoria where this tragedy happened on valentine's day. >> so, errol, one of the more unusual bits of news that came out this morning, the victim in this case, his girlfriend reeva steenkamp who was a model had ac