experience as younger woman that maybe an older generation of women experienced who lived through wrote v wade -- roe v wade. that is what i'm saying. so she is definitely leaning towards this idea that it is a positive. there are many other political analysts you could talk to who aren't always sure that that is the way it is going. ms. gold: it is interesting. democrats are really gleeful that this will controversy around planned parenthood, which is something that the organization has struggled to contain, has been embraced by the republican field in a way that they feel is alienating to a lot of voters. so we have even seen jeb bush talk about how planned plant manhood doesn't provide health services to women. so right after the first republican debate, researchers were just thrilled by the comment that scott walker and -- comments that scott walker and marco rubio made on abortion.

invoking this three men thing, let's just remember who decided roe v. wade.out there who hasn't seen these videos, particularly democrats need to watch these videos. there was an article today by a columnist. he basically says, i'm not sure i'm pro-choice anymore after watching these videos. i think a lot of people like to keep their heads in the sand about this. dana, we were talking during the break. what do you think about what hillary is saying? >> i agree with the hillary of two weeks ago who said that all of the organizations or companies that actually do this type of procedure need to be investigated. she was trying to give planned parenthood some cover, but she said -- she was disturbed by it and she wanted it investigated. then when the political pressure got hard, she decided to change her mind. all the polls today in iowa, new hampshire, and the third state showed about a 60% approval for keeping planned parenthood funded by the federal government. i don't know if -- i would go forward with the defunding vote, but i wouldn't fall on my sword for it

. >> and you're not affecting the roe v. wade. it's a law. it's there. we got it. i understand that. don't get hooked into this argument that if you're fighting planned parenthood you're also fighting abortion. you're not. you're fighting what their motives are to do what they're doing. the motives are a profit motive. you have to eliminate that. because how many of those women who had abortions had they known, had they been told about what they were going to do would still have had abortion. i i'm congestiguessing the number 100%. >> kirsten, you should be writing more on this. >> good idea. i think the science thing is an important thing. i have said for a long time, i'm actually pro-life not because of the bible or christianity or anything like that. it has nothing to do with it. i was a view they came to fully just through getting more scientific information. and i think it's an applicable human rights issue. that's really where this debate has to be happening. because it's not -- people who don't believe in god are not going to be persuaded by god says. >> i d

. >> roe v. wadean really cannot be equal if she doesn't have control over her reproductive ability. it was as simple as that. >> the newly liberalized abortion law brought immediate reaction. >> i think that the judgment of the court will do a great deal to tear down the respect previously accorded human life in our culture. >> what's interesting about roe versus wade is while it does legalize abortion, it as much really mobilizes the opposition. >> we protest today the holocaust of the 1970s in america. >> conservatives didn't used to mess with politics that much. and they start to campaign. it was the rise of extreme activist conservatism in america. >> certain conservatives don't know what to do with their frustration and with their yearning for the good old days and decide the problem are gays. >> the battle over homosexual rights in dade county, florida, comes to a vote there tuesday. the issue is whether or not to repeal a four-month-old ordinance which prohibits discrimination against homosexu

among them, former governor george sitaki who says he is against abortion but would not overturn roe v. wade. >> we can put a permanent ban on any taxpayer dollars ever being used to fund abortions. >> the battle included former texas governor rick perry and business executive carley fiorina. >>> two powerful new york doublings just announced their opposition to the controversial nuclear deal with iran. >> a real blow to the obama administration. chuck shumer, one of the top democrats in the senate has come out against the president's plan. he is voting to oppose the deal because he believes that it has serious weaknesses. he says he believes iran will not change and under this agreement it will be able to achieve its dual goals of eliminating sanctions while ultimately retaining its nuclear and nonnuclear power. he says it's better to keep u.s. sanctions in place. and another powerful new york democrat is also voicing opposition to the deal. in the meantime senator said she will support the deal. >>> searching for an attempted rapist in brooklyn. they say the man seen in this surveillance v

defunding planned parenthood and we may be looking at a republican nominee for the first time since roe v wade who doesn't even believe in providing exceptions for abortions. contrast clear case of and the choice is going to be very clear next year. ms. simendinger: you mentioned donald trump and we -- ms. schriock: i figured. [laughter] ms. simendinger: my question inld be, some of the mines people on politics on either side of the aisle looked at the first debate and heard what donald trump has been saying since then and thought that his support among women would fall through the floor. polls are suggesting that it hasn't happen among conservative women. i was wondering if you have an explanation for that. ms. schriock: i don't think i cn quite explain what is going on in the republican party right now. there is -- it is hard for me to watch, even what has happened in the last week and the continuation of the fight that donald trump is having with -- with -- with the fox news anchor. it is outrageous. it is outrageous. i think what is most concerning to me is not so much his -- [laughter] --

roe v. wade which as you know deals with abortion. cone versus california dealing with free speech and profanity. dran bridge versus williams dealing with real fare rights. san antonio versus rodriguez concerning the right of drags. furman versus virginia and miller versus california, a pornography case. in each of those cases, the nixon administration chose not to file a brief. but the president was quite interested in the area of school desegregation and leads us back to april 20th, 1971, first it's important to note that the president relied heavily on the distinction between dijori segregation and defacto segregation. meaning by law and obviously defacto segregation meaning segregation in fact. with regard to dijori segregati segregation, this is more of an issue in the south. very important issue in the south. and the defacto segregation issue was more of an issue in the north and the west. with regard to the dijori segregation in the south, the president accepted desegregation of the schools as an fa the ti compli. the president

there have been almost 60 million abortions since roe v. wade. that is a reluctance of the national media with meaningful language with what is happening and the results of what has been decades now of indifference to the mounting scale of abortions in this country. are we near having that adult conversation, mature and honest conversation, political dialogue in this country? >> as long as i'm here, we need to make sure that we're having this conversation. as long as i'm here. it's my job to do everything i can to get colleagues on both sides of the aisle to see what's happening and stand up for what we believe is right. this, again, i've always been pro-life. i've always been pro-life. i am a mother and a wife first and foremost, but we've got to do everything we can to make sure that these are being exposed. that the american people know exactly what's happening and stand up and make sure we don't allow this to happen. this is who we are as americans. our job is to protect human life. so we've got to stand up and make sure we're doing just that

woman that maybe an older generation of women experienced who lived through wrote v wade -- roe v wade. that is what i'm saying. so she is definitely leaning towards this idea that it is a positive. there are many other political analysts you could talk to who aren't always sure that that is the way it is going. ms. gold: it is interesting. democrats are really gleeful that this will controversy around planned parenthood, which is something that the organization has struggled to contain, has been embraced by the republican field in a way that they feel is alienating to a lot of voters. so we have even seen jeb bush talk about how planned plant manhood doesn't provide health services to women. so right after the first republican debate, researchers were just thrilled by the comment that scott walker and -- comments that scott walker and marco rubio made on abortion. so i think they are hoping this will turn into a net positive for them. there is no question that these videos, these kind of grisly videos are penetrating in conservative media. it remains to be seen whether independent vot

and individuals that disapprove of same-sex marriage an issue he said is no more resolved than roe v. wade resolved the national debate over abortion. later in the day ted cruz pledged to overturn president obama's executive actions and the texas republican senator took a jab at the other party. listen. >> so now the democratic field consists of a wild-eyed socialist with ideas that are endangering america's place in the world and bernie sanders. >> reporter: and wisconsin governor scott walker is the last scheduled speaker at this afternoon's event. uma? >> quite a gathering there, jonathan, thank you very much for that update. >>> but i'm very hopeful that i'm not the only one who is willing to pick up the baton of freedom because freedom is not free and we must fight for it every day. every one of us must fight for it because we're fighting for our children and the next generation. >> well that's dr. ben carson in his closing remarks from this week's high-profile gop prime-time debate that was seen by millions of viewers. the ten contenders sharing thestage did not disappointment. he an

is he talking about overturning roe v. wade, the recent planned parenthood debate?t of issues. >> i think this is great for a primary. i this huckabee's talk on social issues will probably lose some people in a general some independents because everyone can get onboard -- most sane people will come out and say we object to partial birth abortion. planned parenthood doesn't deserve taxpayer dollars. people aren't stupid they look at this even if they're pro-choice they turn around and say this is not right and i don't want my tax dollars going to an organization that operates like this. but i think when you take it that extra step to the personhood amendments, i think you do lose some people. so you have to decide one thing i will give him respect for is huckabee says what he believes. he's not pandering to an audience. he knows full well this may lose him some people, but he isn't going to abandon his principles because of it. >> and i think mike huckabee was speaking directly to the people who support huckabee. i don't want to lose your support and outlined why, i

this is close but not prior to roe v. wade and he said no comments just to dangerous here. we have to go to a place where it's legal. this was an eye-opener for me. powerful religious interest at the time the roman catholic church primarily had such control that they could tell women exact with what they were permitted to do and what they were not permitted to do with their own bodily integrity. it was a shock to me and i figured i had a lot to learn and i did learn a lot. most of my life is then devoted to the first amendment. josÉ can read about it in this book with stories of the past 25 years governor perry lan -- reverend barry lynne. should be calling in from from virginia line for republicans. judy, good morning. >> caller: good morning sir. i barely -- very respectfully disagree with the reverend. our stuff in magna carta basically is still on the judeo-christian system. murder was murder theft was that the adultery was adultery etc.. the danger with the slippery slope is that we god rove eco-wade in 1973 and now we are looking at it again. marriage the supreme cour

the danger with a separately -- separate slope is that we got roe v wade, and now we are marriage that the supreme court is legislating. and i would submit to you, as much as i do not supported from a religious stand work, gatekeeper -- gay people marrying does not kill people, abortion does. i want to know how we got so far out of whatewed up most of us would consider outright murder. guest: the idea that the magna carta was a direct connector to historicallyion is incorrect. it is like the mayflower compact and the other things of the religious right. i think they are fundamentally wrong about that. when you set up the constitution, it was article three, no religious test for public office. this veryssed it with directive that congress should make no law was acting religion or the establishment thereof. apply the billto of rights to the states. this new interest in the 14th amendment on the part of the candidates, maybe they should look at what their own party thought the 14th amendment meant at the time of its ratification. host: let's go to james, in rochester, michigan. it were up

not since roe v. waden 1973 has the republican presidential nominee been opposed to abortion in cases of rape, incest or life of a woman. >> life. >> life of a woman. that's right. >> so let the woman die. >> and we heard it last night from walker, rubio. it's unbelievable where we are with how right-wing and out of touch this cast of characters are. >> let's talk about manners. i know. the reason that politics makes some kind of sense is there are reasonable manners. nobody thinks about this till trump comes along. last night he was called out i thought effectively by megyn kelly. and i think that taib tape will be played again and again. watch this tape. i think this is going to have legs. here's the exchange between megyn kelly, a fox news channel, and donald trump over how trump talks about women. >> you've called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals. your twitter account -- >> only rosie o'donnell. >> it was well beyond rosie o'donnell. >> yes, i'm sure it was. >> your twi

it is the reversal of roe v. wade, or chipping away at voting rights, all of the things that we care about. it is happening on this date level of government, so having a fantastic president, that is all well and good, but we need -- it takes teamwork to make dream work, and the quarterback is only as good as a person they throw the ball to, and that ball has to be thrown to progressive mayors, progressive state house members, progressive senators in these states, and i definitely speak from experience. robert, i have to think jim dean and governor howard dean to make sure that candidates like me have a chance by making that investment. to a great nation go through the ballot box. one man, one woman, one vote. the ballot box. that.not lose sight of just because the camera's flash on the presidential candidates, the things that happen to you on your children, it happens the local and state levels of government, way before any president has that kind of way,t, so we have lost our but, by god, we are going to find it, bro

the supreme court ruled in 1973 on roe v. wade and unrestricted abortion rights.ave we stopped talking about it? hardly. >> reporter: the red state gathering attracts conservative and republican activists from around the country. it's a chance for them to get an early look at the candidates and their platform. >> we don't want this to be a popularity contest or whoever can give the best speech but who can connect with americans with the best ideas, and that's what we're expecting. >> reporter: and texas senator ted cruz also addressed the gathering today. we'll have highlights from that in the next hour. elizabeth, back to you. >> thank you, jonathan. jonathan serrie reporting live from atlanta. thanks. >>> what do the candidates need to do today in atlanta where jonathan is and this weekend around the country to capitalize on their performance or for that matter perhaps make up for the rather performances some had. fox news political analyst rich lowry is with us now. rich good to have you. one of the things that was so amazing about the debate there were so many

applause] in just a few months ago we lived through the most tragic supreme court decision since roe v wade. wrote lawyers attempted to redefine marriage for all 50 states. justice scalia wrote in his defense, the supreme court of the united states has defended from the discipline legal reasoning of john marshall and joseph story to the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie. the fortune cookie rules and -- that haveal truths been evident to every civilization in ancient history obsolete.e declared during the oral argument we witnessed a frightening although clarifying exchange. justice samuel alito at united states solicitor general weather and universities tax exempt if it could be revoked " opposed same-sex marriage." the solicitor general's response was not reassuring. " i don't deny that, justice alito. it is going to be an issue. of tax-exempt status christian universities, christian gradeschool, christian charities and even of the church going to be an issue because the federal ruling that denies the definition american -- of marriage between one man and one woman. this could easil

the reversal of roe v wade and all of this is happening on the state level. having a fantastic president is all well and good but it takes team work to make the dream work and the quarterback is only as good as the person they can three ball to and that needs to be thrown to progressive mayors, board members, house members, senators, winning back the state wide offices in the state. i definitely speak from experience. robert, i got to thank dfa, jim dean and governor howard dean for making sure candidates like me have a fighting chance by making that investment and rising up the base. all paths to a great nation go through the ballot box. one woman, one man, one vote. that is still important. we cannot lose sight of that. and we have lost site of that. just because the camera flashes on the presidential candidate. the things that happen to us and our children happen on the state and local levels way before any president has that impact. we are lost our way. but we are going to find it, robert. [applause] >> i am speaking from a washington state perspective. f

i wonder if you can respect the road versus wade -- roe v wade decision. as a lifelong libertarian, i'm looking for a candidate who is a fiscal conservative and not threatening a woman's right to eventual her own body. gov. kasich: i'm going to get the two of you together. obviously, it is the law the land now and we live with the law of the land. >> i was wondering, if you are elected president, how would you approach the gun lobby to make some progress in getting assault weapons off our streets? gov. kasich: look, in 1994, i voted for the assault weapons ban, and i found out we passed another superfluous law that did not have any impact. i'm a second amendment supporter. i believe we should have tough laws against people who use a gun in committing a crime, but people have the right to protect their families, to hunt. and one thing i do worry about, we have are the checks against those with mental illness, because we don't want them buying guns, and we know that there are holes in our system when it comes to sending a warning to people when they we needt

the reversal of roe v. wade or chipping away of voting rights, all of the things that we care about is being, happening on the state level of government. so having a fantastic president, that is all well and good but we need, it takes team work to make the dream work. the quarterback is only as good as the person they can throw the ball to. that ball has to be thrown to progressive board members, progressive mayors, progressive statehouse members and state senators, winning back statewide offices in these states. i definitely speak from experience. i want, i got, robert, i have to thank dfa and jim dean and governor howard dean for making sure that candidates like me have a fighting chance, making that investment and rising up the base. all pass to a great nation go through the ballot box. one woman, one man, one vote. that is still vitally important. we can not lose sight of that. we have lost sight of that. just because the cameras flash on the presidential candidate, when all of the work, the things that happ

the danger with this slippery slope is that we got roe v. wade in 1973. now, we are looking at it again. gay marriage, the supreme court legislating. i would submit to you, as much as i don't support it if a religious stand pointed, gay people marrying doesn't kill people. abortion does. i want to know how we got so far away and screwed up out of what most of us would consider outright murder. >> well, juddy, ty, the idea th magna carta is directly connected to the constitution is incorrect is historically incorrect. i think you are fundamentally wrong about that. when we set up the you states constitution, the first thing, article 3, no religious tests for public office and then we amended it with the bill of rights passed by congress, ratified by the states with this clear, unequivocal comment that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religious or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. that says congress. we passed the 14th amendment with republicans leading the charge. it was very clear their intend was to apply the bill of rights

he's talking about nullification, ignoring roe v. wade entirely. in the field. social conservatives are excited about the planned parent hood defunding fight. it's a big topic at the red state gathering. host erick erickson called it the "elephant in the room" and a lot of people i talked to are into it. how do you stand global editor of "the huffington post" great to see you guys. i love it. leave them on man, you look so cool with them. anyway, michael, let's start with you. what is your reaction to how the different candidates dealt with these issues and how do you think they'll play during the election? >> well you know you've got the trip wires a lot of the candidates don't want to trip over on abortion and marriage and a host of -- women, on a host of these issues and so you saw at the very beginning the first one out of the box was meghan kelly exchange with donald trump. you know everyone else on the stage was a little bit nervous. don't come to me i don't want to do this. i think when they settled down and got into it, you saw then heard t

this more and i think that even if you're going to say i've never been an advocate for overturning roe v. wade. ooirm more in the changing hearts and minds. let's talk about what's really happening here. most americans don't support second trimester abortions. 27% support them according to pew. why are they legal? why are they completely legal? this is a life and it's a life worth value. and so, yeah, it was not a religious -- it was not a religious thing, it was in no way tied to becoming a christian. it was a human, ethical rights point of view. >> independent line, good morning. >> caller: good morning. i'm very happy to talk to you, kirsten. i see you all the time. i'm a conservative independent. and i'm a catholic. i have great respect for you, and you have a lot of guts. and i have quite a few liberal friends. i agree with the premise of your book. i want to make two quick points that you've really already made. i have three daughters, two have finished college. one is still in high school. it is also very pervasive in middle school and high school, my -- all three of my daughters have b

i have never been an advocate for overturning roe v wade. am more in the changing hearts and minds kind of thing. supportricans don't second trimester abortions, so why are they legal? i feel like this is a life and a life of value. it was not a religious thing. it was an ethical human rights point of view. host: margaret is from florida. independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. i'm very happy to talk to you. i see you all the time. i'm a conservative independent and i am a catholic. i have great respect for you. i have quite a few liberal friends. i agree with the premise of your book. i have three daughters. two of them have finished college and one is in high school. it is very pervasive in middle school and high school, all three of my daughters have been lambasted for their views. it didn't come out in the first month but during the course of a -- itr writing papers comes out that they are catholic or that their parents are republican or that they dared say that they had voted for mitt romney. prior to that, my daughter who

he says at conception roe v. wade. what do you think?ore and more, people are talking about the 20 weeks and there. absolutely, as the process goes along. i am a person that feels very, very strongly about, you know, i am pro-life. i'm strongly about pro-life. i also feel that you go with the exceptions, which, marco, when i was there when he made the statement. a lot of people liked his statement, a lot of people didn't. i was in that room. it was a very strong statement he made. i respect him for im, frankly, i don't happen to agree. i am for the exceptions. >> you say i will do the most that can be done for women. will you pass an equal pay? you know they don't get paid what men do? >> i'm looking into that strongly. i was asked that question yesterday. i'm looking into it very strongly. i will have a position on it in the not too distant future. you get to have an economy where it's not only free enterprise. the concept of it is good. it's a very complicated, the whole issue is a very complicated issue. we have to make our -- we have

at the supreme court a conservative in the white house for eight years will do away with roe v. wadehe white house for the next eight years will appoint people to the supreme court that will forever lock in, you know, the extreme views of gun rights. god, as we'd say in the south, god bless her, god love her. >> god bless her heart. >> god bless her heart. but he's got to do that. loves her, respects her, but this isn't about her and it's not about me. it's about the country, it's about democratic values, it's about progressive values, it's about not turning this country over to extreme supreme court justices and the koch brothers. and that will probably get you an applause line even if it's a cheap shot. >> david ignatius -- >> i mean do you agree? is that the way forward? >> i actually think that you've offered the best argument and said what's at stake is too big to risk losing this white house and then the subtext is and she's damaged goods, yeah. >> david ignatius, nicholas confessore, thank you very much. jeff greenfield, thank you as well. your latest book "if kennedy lived, t

we all understand that the supreme court in roe v. wade has held that abortion is a right, but we also know that there is a rare area where there is a consensus between pro-choice and pro-life people, like myself. and that is, we draw the line -- and have since 1976, when -- when it comes to taxpayer funding of abortions. of course, what brought us here to this point most immediately was because our collective conscience was shocked by videos depicting planned parenthood executives discussing the harvesting and sale of the organs of unborn babies, an abhorrent, disgusting practice that we cannot ignore. perhaps the only thing more shocking than the actual dismembering of unborn children for sale is the cavalier attitude by the planned parenthood staff who seem to have sacrificed their humanity and show so little regard for the sanctity of human life. what was shown in these videos is an outrage and it demands our action. now, many of our colleagues from across the aisle have cited their own disapproval of what's presented in these videos,

we all understand that the supreme court in roe v. wade has held that abortion is a right, but we also know that there is a rare area where there is a consensus between pro-choice and pro-life people, like myself. and that is, we draw the line -- and have since 1976, when -- when it comes to taxpayer funding of abortions. of course, what brought us here to this point most immediately was because our collective conscience was shocked by videos depicting planned parenthood executives discussing the harvesting and sale of the organs of unborn babies, an abhorrent, disgusting practice that we cannot ignore. perhaps the only thing more shocking than the actual dismembering of unborn children for sale is the cavalier attitude by the planned parenthood staff who seem to have sacrificed their humanity and show so little regard for the sanctity of human life. what was shown in these videos is an outrage and it demands our action. now, many of our colleagues from across the aisle have cited their own disapproval of what's presented in these videos,