It happened in 1973, nearly 40 years ago. Yet, as our Bill Carey reports, the Supreme Court decision in an abortion case still stirs debate and protest.

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In the nation's capitol, young people from across the country, including Syracuse, say they disagree with the court's findings in a case known as "Roe v Wade," the case that made abortion legal.

"We remember, with sadness, our country's dark hour," said Bishop Robert Cunningham.

At Syracuse's cathedral, a Bishop leads a special service marking the anniversary, saying the struggle to end abortion will go on.

"Certainly, now, for the first time, more than half the country doesn't favor abortion on demand. That's progress and we want to keep making that progress in the future," Cunningham said.

But there has also been disagreement in the nation's churches, synagogues and mosques.

"For me, today, we're marking the 37th anniversary of Roe versus Wade. We seem to have different ways of marking it. But we can both do it with prayer," said Rev. Tomi Jacobs.

The Reverend Tomi Jacobs of United Methodist Church serves as a Protestant chaplain at Syracuse University. She is also among New York ministers, rabbis and imams who make up the group Clergy for Choice.

"I think that it's a black and white issue as long as we're talking about someone else. I think that it becomes a very gray issue if it's a personal issue," Jacobs said.

But Bishop Cunningham says there will be no let up in the Catholic campaign to end abortion on demand. A campaign he says will help protect more than just the unborn.

"We believe that it's absolutely essential that life be protected at every stage," Cunningham said.

For those in search of common ground, who, after 37 years, believe there is still some way to resolve the loud and angry debate, the Bishop holds out little hope.

"God creates life. Only God creates it. Only God can take it away," Cunningham said.

There seems little room for compromise.

The Syracuse Diocese sent about 300 young people to Washington on Friday to take part in the national "March for Life" protesting the Supreme Court decision in "Roe v Wade."