dr. parker for the last word. >> i saw you last week and mr. arker i have seen twice but he made a comment that was really really powerful to me and i would love for you to expand on it. he talked about apportioning being linked maternal mortality so if you wouldn't mind i would love to hear your comment. >> sure, so is someone trained in helping for years that delivered babies to women who -- and i also did research looking at the occurrence of death in the context of pregnancy. everyone would acknowledge the loss of the life of a woman during pregnancy represents a loss of a mother's children, the loss of a partner. in the way that we always look at productivity we look at the loss of someone's contribution to their general well-being. the reality is i know cause and effect is difficult to prove. >> thankfully maternal mortality is a rare outcome. it occurs to me while cause and effect are hard to prove i can't help but wonder with the loss of access to abortion services is the number one criteria for maternal death is being pregnant. so it's

dr. parker for the last word. by the way in the back -- hey doctor, parker how are you doing? >> last week, and we have somebody -- [laughter] but i would love for you to expand it and the other opinion on the seas. you talked about abortion being laid to actual abortion linked to maternal or policy. so if you wouldn't mind i would love for you to make another comment and see -- what they might say. >> l sure. so -- as somewhat trained in women's health and four years i've delivered babies to women who went to reproductive life goal. i also did research looking at their current death in context of pregnancy to mortality. would acknowledge the loss of the life of a -- a woman during pregnancy represents the loss of a mother to children many women already have children. loss of a partner and then when we end up -- they're kind of way that we always look at productivity we look at the los of someone contribution to the general with being. but the reality that maternal rising in the country, i know cause and effect is difficult to prove thankfully maternal mortality is a rare outc

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dr. willy parker, a christian and abortion provider talks about his book life's work a moral argument for choice. >> we pushed back on the more didty of abortion, we pushed back on the claim that it's dangerous. we haven't made the case that women have and people who are making decisions about reproduction, a process that occurs in their body that it is within their agency as human beings to make those decisions. >> for more of this weekend's schedule go to book tv.org. >> three technology sector executives were featured panelists at a discussion recently on cybersecurity challenges that state governments face. this discussion was hosted by the national governors association at its 2017 summer meeting in prove dins rhode island. they took questions from governors in attendance following their remarks. this is just over a hour. >> well, i would like to welcome everyone to the great state ril rhode island. before i get started, i would like to recognize some of the very distinguished guess its who we have with us. i would ask they pleas stand when we recognize you. i would first, as you see

dr. willie parker talks about his book "life's work: a moral argument for choice." >> we push back on theorbidity of abortion. we push back on the claim it is dangerous. we have not made the case that women have and people who are making decisions about reproduction, to process that occurs in their bodies that is within their agency has human beings to make those decisions. >> for more of this weekend's schedule, go to booktv.org. >> washington journal continues. host: jonathan brater joins us now, counsel for the democracy program. he is here to talk about the presidential commission on election integrity and their efforts to obtain voter data from states. thank you for being with us. guest: thanks for having me on. host: the commission says its goal is to look at voter fraud. it sound like a weather pursuit -- worthy pursuit, for that gives you a lot of concerns. what are they? guest: this commission has been dubious since its inception. it was formed in the wake of president trump's claim that 3 million to 5 million illegal ballots were cast in the 2016 election. that claim is baseless

willie parker dr. talks about his book, "life's work." look -- we push back on the claim that abortion is dangerous. we have not made the case that women have come in people who are making decisions about reproduction, a process that isurs in their body and it their agency as human beings to make that decision. >> for more of this weekend's schedule, go to book tv.org. >> republican senators met with the president at the white house to strategize on their effort to pass a health care law to replace the affordable care act. before their meeting, the president spoke about the problems with the current law. >> thank you. oh, it's not hard. we're close. i think we are a lot closer than people understand and we have to pull it through. it is so important. we are in this room today to deliver on our promise to the american people to repeal obama

dr. willy parker, a christian and abortion provider talks about his book life's work a moral argument for choice. >> we pushed back on the more didty of abortion, we pushed back on the claim that it's dangerous. we haven't made the case that women have and people who are making decisions about reproduction, a process that occurs in their body that it is within their agency as human beings to make those decisions. >> for more of this weekend's schedule go to book tv.org. >> three technology sector executives were featured panelists at a discussion recently on cybersecu

dr. willy parker, a christian and abortion provider talks about his book life's work a moral argument for choice. >> we pushed back on the more didty of abortion, we pushed back on the claim that it's dangerous. we haven't made the case that women have and people who are making decisions about reproduction, a process that occurs in their body that it is within their agency as human beings to make those decisions. >> for more of this weekend's schedule go to book tv.org. >> three technology sector executives were featured panelists at a discussion recently on cybersecurity challenges that state governments face. this discussion was hosted by the national governors association at its 2017 summer meeting in prove dins rhode island. they took questions from governors in attendance following their remarks.

dr. willy parker, a christian and abortion provider, talks about his book, "life's work: a moral argument for choice." >> so we push back on the morbidity of abortion. we push back on the claim that it's dangerous. we haven't made the case that women have, and people who are making decisions about reproduction, a process that occurs in their body, that it is within their agency as human beings to make those decisions. >> for more of this weekend's chedule, go to booktv.org. >> earlier today, a house subcommittee held a hearing on gang violence. sex trafficking. and drugs. we heard testimony from federal, state and local law enforcement officials on the relationship between gangs and how social media has impacted the fight against these crimes. this is an hour. >> it is now 10:00. the subcommittee on crime, terrorism and homeland security will come to order. without objection, the chair's authorized to declare recesses of the subcommittee at any time. mr. sensenbrenner: let me say that we are to vote between 10:45 and 10:50. i will not make an opening statement, but put my opening statemen

dr. willie parker, a christian and abortion provider talks about his book, "life's work, a moral argument for choice." >> so we pushed back on the morbidity of abortion. we pushed back on the claim that it is dangerous. we haven't made the case that women have -- and people who are making decisions about reproduction, a process that occurs in their body, that it is within their agency as human beings to make those decisions. >> for more of this weekend schedule go to booktv.org. >>> next, members of the lgbt community discuss their personal experiences in the fight for marriage equality and transgender rights. participants include a couple who became colitigants in a case that led to the legalization of same sex marriage in the state of california. the two-hour event was hosted by george washington university in washington d.c. earlier this month. >> welcome to our fifth annual lgbt health forum. this is actually a very, very special one for us, and we're doing a number of wonderful things celebrating our fifth year of our program, and i will tell you a little bit about the program in a m

dr. willy parker, a christian and abortion provider, talks about his book, "life's work: a moral argument for choice." >> so we push back on the morbidity of abortion. we push back on the claim that it's dangerous. we haven't made the case that women have, and people who are making decisions about reproduction, a process that occurs in their body, that it is within their agency as human beings to make those decisions. >> for more of this weekend's chedule, go to booktv.org. >> earlier today, a house subcommittee held a hearing on gang violence. sex trafficking. and drugs. we heard testimony from federal, state and local law enforcement officials on the relationship between gangs and how social media has impacted the fight against these crimes. this is an hour. >> it is now 10:00. the subcommittee on crime, terrorism and homeland security will come to order. without objection, the chair's authorized to declare recesses of the subcommittee at any time.

dr. howard w. parker jr., thank him for his important service to god and humanity. we wish him well in the years to come. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lance: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to announce the foration of the congressional pay your state caucus. i join my colleague, congressman bill foster of illinois, in leading this bipartisan caucus that will examine the disparities states like new jersey and illinois experience by paying more in federal taxes than we receive in federal spending. in fact, new jersey is dead last with the rate of return of just 77 cents for every tax dollar sent to washington. this caucus seeks to recommend legislation to ensure that donor states keep more of their hard-earned funds. for example, working to maintain the state and local tax deduction when this body considers an overhaul of our nation's tax code. eliminating that deducti

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