go ahead with your question or comment for donna crane of naral. caller: i have three questions that take about 15 seconds. i've read that there are one million people who would like to adopt children. the second question is, what percentage of abortions save the life of the mother? the third question is, do you believe that a fertilized egg is a person if left alone to develop? host: before we get donna crane's answer, do you believe that a fertilized egg is a person if left to develop? caller: sure. host: why? caller: they become a person. it's common sense. host: donna crane? guest: i will take them in reverse order. i believe a fertilized egg has the potential to become a person. i believe it is not a fully developed person. the percentage of abortions that are necessary for the life of the woman is very small. for the health of the woman, it's larger. for all the other reasons that a woman would feel strongly that at that moment in time that she cannot bring a child into the world is much larger than that. i enthusiastically support adoption s

of young people. host: donna crane is our guest and is the vice president of naral pro-choice america. in indianapolis is the first up. go ahead. now, murder is called a medical procedure. --iewed that to our video that to our video where planned parenthood employees, doctors, etc. were drinking wine and eating lunch and discussing how they are going to harvest organs the best way. i can't think of anything more inhumane than 55 million unborn babies getting slaughtered by women like you. maybe the holocaust. no, it's worse than the holocaust. it is unbelievable. host: that is maureen in minneapolis. two issues there -- the use of the term murder, slaughter, and the videos that our next guest put out. guest: i certainly respect the fact that we disagree. in no way, shape, or form is legal abortion murder. that is what we believe strongly . i would also comment that it's very important to understand that fetal tissue donation is a very important ethical and legal option for women who are ending pregnancies. fetal tissue has led to important advances in scientific research. this is entir

on the next washington journal donna crane of naral pro-choice america talks about the supreme court's decision to hear two case related to women's reproductive rights. and david daleiden will talk about his organization's primary role in the secretly recorded videotapes of planned parenthood staff. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >>> with the latest polls showing the donald trump and senator cruz leading a week and a half before the february 1st iowa caucuses, where does this lead come of the other contender shs often said there are three tickets out of iowa. joining us from des moines, chief political correspondent jennifer jacobs, thank you very much for being with us. >> great to be with you. >> your story focusing on senator rubio, ben carson, where are their campaigns today? >> of course in iowa the big question is can anyone else rise up to beat ted cruz or donald trump in iowa? those guys just have sky high numbers in the horse race right now. so we asked

of young people. host: donna crane is our guest and is the vice president of naral pro-choice america.aureen in indianapolis is the first up. go ahead. now, murder is called a medical procedure. --iewed that to our video that to our video where planned parenthood employees, doctors, etc. were drinking wine and eating lunch and discussing how they are going to harvest organs the best way. i can't think of anything more inhumane than 55 million unborn babies getting slaughtered by women like you. maybe the holocaust. no, it's worse than the holocaust. it is unbelievable. host: that is maureen in minneapolis. two issues there -- the use of the term murder, slaughter, and the videos that our next guest put out. guest: i certainly respect the fact that we disagree. in no way, shape, or form is legal abortion murder. that is what we believe strongly . i would also comment that it's very important to understand that fetal tissue donation is a very important ethical and legal option for women who are ending pregnancies. fetal tissue has led to important advances in scientific research. this is

on the next washington journal donna crane of naral pro-choice america talks about the supreme court's decision to hear two case related to women's reproductive rights. and david daleiden will talk about his organization's primary role in the secretly recorded videotapes of planned parenthood staff. washington journal is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. you can join the conversation with your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. >>> with the latest polls showing the donald trump and senator cruz leading a week and a half before the february 1st iowa caucuses, where does this lead come of the other contender shs often said there are three tickets out of iowa. joining us from des moines, chief political correspondent jennifer jacobs, thank you very much for being with us. >> great to be with you. >> your story focusing on senator rubio, ben carson, where are their campaigns today? >> of course in iowa the big question is can anyone else rise up to beat ted cruz or donald trump in iowa? those guys just have sky high numbers in the horse race right now. so we asked