brad prewitt, "yes on 26" executive director: we're fighting for the preservation of the unborn in the state of mississippi o'brien: but if passed, the amendment could make any abortion in the state murder, drawing the wrath of abortion rights advocates like nancy northup of the center for reproductive rights. reproductive rights: this measure is blatantly unconstitutional and we'll be looking to stop it with the constitutional protections of the court. o'brien: most birth control would still be allowed, but the amendment could criminalize using the so-called "morning after pill" and put an end to embryonic stem cell research in the state. prewitt: and we've stated unequivocally all along that if you're intending to prevent a pregnancy, there is no problem with defining the personhood of the unborn. if you're trying to end a pregnancy, then that's another story. o'brien: prewitt insists fertility treatment-in vitro fertilization-would not necessarily be banned, even though fertilized eggs are often discarded in the process. prewitt: that hit particularly close to home because i'm an iv

they certainly start with the unborn and branches out from there. the best of us as women leaders across time have understood that the best. some of the women who blazed a trail of politics for all of us were the standard bearer for just such a thing. they didn't always have to claim credit but they were profoundly intellectual and profoundly loving and profoundly nurturing and most of all courageous with their leadership. think of abigail adams who didn't leave home but her intellectual, spiritual and emotional support of her husband sustained him and what he had to do at a time crucial to the founding of our country. the underground railroad, women who lead that didn't look for credit but made sure the most vulnerable in our society were protected. susan b. anthony, our namesake, for more reasons than one understood. was an abolitionist and suffragist who blazed the trail and never stopped. he was relentless. he never -- she knew she had to fight which is a lesson to us all. she understood something central to all the women i have just mentioned a

and here's what's coming up tonight on the big picture it's seattle police kill an unborn child during a raid on the ninety nine percent movement a ninety year old woman claims a swift kick to her stomach by a police officer led to a miscarriage or in this tragic story and why the ninety nine percent movement is bringing the dark side out it's also why wall street and so occupy d.c. after two weeks of marching a group of patriots fans across the park finally arrived in the nation's capital so what kind of message are they trying to suck and later who's screwed now that the gang of twelve has failed to break down which americans could be hit the hardest now the trigger gets pulled. you need to know this a police crackdown against the occupy wall street movement may have resulted in the death of an unborn child one thousand year old jennifer fox is in the occupy seattle crowd last tuesday and police moved in to break up the occupation fox pleaded with the cops to let her through the crowd because she was pregnant but the officers didn't listen instead they went into full brutality mode a

there's a woman who grieves for her unborn child. >> you were the everything, but now jeff, you're gone. >> they met in the median where jeff's car flipped. family and friends had no fear has cars went by they foe kissed on the cross in his memory. >> he hit the curve. when he hit the curve, his car flipped over. another car was coming at him about 80 miles per hour just smacked him. jeff's brother was driving in front of him monday afternoon before the crash and police have not verified a tire blowout but witnesses says they saw it before it flipped. his car hit a few other, including a school bus but no children were injured shore died at the hospital. three others, including two from shore's car, were injured. >> it just makes me feel really bad because, like, we have been having a hard time lately and we were trying to get it back together. at 19 years old, shore was anticipating the birth of his daughter with harris. >> i wanted him to be there to hold her and take care of her, and for her to know who he is. >> he constantly talked about her and he couldn't wait for the baby to be

they start with the unborn and it branches out from there. some of the women who really blazed the trail of politics for all of us were the standard bearer for just such a thing. it did not always have to the ticket were profoundly intellectual, loving, nurturing, and courageous but their leadership. think of abigail adams who did not really leave home, but her intellectual, spiritual, and emotional support of her husband sustain him and what he had to do at a time crucial to the founding of our country. the underground railroad, the woman who led that and quietly make sure the most available in our society were protected. and then susan b. anthony, our namesake, for more reasons than one understood. she was an abolitionist and a suffragist who really placed the trail and never stopped. she'd never sought the right to vote and she knew she had to fight for it which is a lesson to us all. she understood something central to all of the women i have just mentioned. that is you can never build authentic rights on the broken rights of other human

the unborn ultimate matum. wait, wait. tomb raider -- we'll right -- how about -- [ laughter ] how bad is it when the camera man goes (bleep) this i'm out of here. [ laughter ] i'm sorry franco. all right. how about arizona? ground zero for a national wave of harsh new antiimmigration laws. a state so red it thinks it's own name is a little too mexican. what happened there? >> arizona voters recalled the republican state senator russell pierce. he sponsored the state's strict immigration law requiring police to check the immigration status of anyone they stopped. >> ironically pierce was beaten so badly in this election that he cracked open and candy spilled out. [cheers and applause] all in all -- [cheers and applause] yeah, yeah. now you love me again. [ laughter ] all in all a tough night for the conservative revolution. there must be a simple explaination. to the narrative machine. >> did republicans overreach? >> reach too far by the g.o.p. >> it was about overreaching. >> jon: are you aware of their platform. >> we'r

find out why getting your unborn baby on a heart transplant list could improve the chance of gettingeart sooner. >>> and, the turkey, the stuffing, the graving, so many opportunities for food borne dangers. find out how to keep your table safe. we have tips from the experts next. >>> we're live in the abc2 newsroom testing these monkeys to make sure -- which ones will last the longest in your kid's toys. i have my mon they on this -- money on this one. @póo ♪ [ female announcer ] light up your season with a brighter, whiter smile. with crest 3d white professional effects whitestrips. it penetrates below the enamel surface to whiten as well as a $500 dentist treatment. the secret's in the strip. for a smile that's sure to stand out. crest 3d white professional effects whitestrips. for faster results, look for our 2 hour express holiday special pack. life opens up when you do. >>> thanksgiving is always a great time to get together with friends and family for a future me. health experts say a lot of people end up with food poisoning. so to make your everyone is healthy, the food and dr

but instead killed mother, child, unborn baby. the prosecution had made its case for murder.could justine winter's attorneys possibly say to make a jury believe otherwise? >> it was a way of exercising power and control in the relationship. >> the defense takes on the heart of the case. those texts, when "crossing the line" continues. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the super bowl. the most epic day in america. and the end of a journey that began here, when the swipe of a visa card gave one man a chance to bring happiness to ten friends... and humiliation to one. if you want this ticket i need you to wear this helmet. i'm not gonna do it. i'm not gonna do it. i'm not gonna do it. [ sobs ] [ male announcer ] use your visa card for a chance to win. to see more of the story, visit our facebook page. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now, get a safeway frozen turkey 8 to 24 lbs, for just 59 cents a pound. cook your thanksgiving turkey perfectly with our free chef assis

but birth is often risky for both the mother and the unborn child.y one young woman has set out to help her community. ♪ ." - is on her way to work. this time, it is a three-hour trek. she's a midwife -- and her job is saving lives. here in the mountains of northern vietnam, nearly half of all women still give birth at home -- far from any hospital. as a midwife, she often has to negotiate hundreds of years of tradition, including traditional gender roles. lu is 17 years old. she got married a year ago, and she's now seven-months pregnant. lu has never gone to school and cannot read or write. her life has been set out for her. she will be at home or in the rice fields. it's sum's third visit. she wants the family to allow lu to give birth in a hospital. but her mother-in-law bore all of her children in this hut. instead of an ultrasound, the midwife uses a simple measuring tape to check on how the baby is doing. sum tells them what to do if something goes wrong. >> she's fine now -- the baby, too. but if there is a problem, she has to go to the clini

. >> please go to the polls, bring justice to the unborn, and stop the innocence from being killed. >> reporter: while supporters say the amendment would not ban contraceptives, it would prohibit post conception methods like the morning after pill and intrauterine devices. and in rape or incest -- >> an innocent baby conceived through rape or incest from being executed for the crime. >> reporter: opponents say all of this goes too far, that women have the right to choose. >> i don't like the state being able to tell me, you know, you have to do it now or you have less options to plan your family. >> it gives politicians the right to reach in and interfere with the most intimate and difficult personal decisions that a woman and a family has to make. it is wrong. >> reporter: opponents argue the language is too broad, and could be applied to such matters as the destruction of embryos created by in vitro fertilization, possibly making it illegal. person hood usa, the organization behind the movement, twice tried to get similar amendments passed in colorado. next year it is targeting flor

they start with the unborn. it branches out from there.ders across time have understood that the best. some of the women who really blazed the trail for politics or the standard bearers for such a thing. they did not always have to claim credit but they were intellectuals, they were laughing, there were profoundly nurturing, and courageous with their leadership. think of abigail adams who did not leave home. current intellectual and spiritual and emotional support of her husband all the way along sustained him in what he had to do at a time crucial to the founding of our country. the underground railroad. the women who led that but did not look for credit but quietly made sure the most vulnerable in our society were protected. then susan b. anthony, our namesake. for more reasons than what she understood -- she wasn't abolitionist and it suffrage who really placed a trail. she never saw the right to vote and yet she knew she had to fight for it. she understood something central to all of the women i have just mentioned. that is that you ca

destructing after all that many more people will be added to voting districts if you have to count unborn babies but about tax forms should a woman be able to label her fetus as a dependent even before it's born and how will this affect current social programs or government assistance like welfare and frankly nobody knows because and no laws like this have been made before and the worst part is the people who are backing this initiative are aware of the legal mess that it's going to carry with it but they say go ahead and they'll wait and see how the state government figures out how to rule on each problem that might then a rise in the personhood amendment but i'm going to take a moment to pause and ask what my hell is going on with this country month after month we hear about social issues that become legally dubious ballot measures all pushed by fringe right wing organizations and now mississippi the religious wing nuts are working so hard at this pro-life bill and they don't even care about the impact of the current wording of the personhood amendment would have our doctors women the g

they certainly start with the unborn. and it branches out from there. and the best of us as women leaders across time have understood that the best. i mean, some of the women who really blazed the trail of politics for all of us were the standard bearers for just such a thing. they didn't always have to claim credit but they were profoundly intellectual, they're intellectual and profoundly loving and they were courageous with their leadership. think of abigail adams who didn't really leave but the spiritual and emotional support of her husband sustained him what he had to do at a time for the founding of our country. the underground railroad the women who handled and then susan b. anthony our name sake at the susan anthony understood she was an abolitionist and she was a sufficientist who really blazed the trail and never stopped. she was relentless. she never sought the right to vote and she knew she had to fight for it which was a lesson to us all. she understood something central to all the women that i've just mentioned, and that is you can never bu

. >>> could a blood test of a pregnant mom to be actually help determine if an unborn child has birthy one specific test seems to indicate yes. we'll have that story and whole lot more on abc2news at 6 which starts right now. >>> millions of dollars to serve our disabled goes unspent and gets returned to the general fund. >> you have to make sure we're backing up the kids. abuse happens. >> reporter: child advocates say we cannot forget the victims. >>> and diabetes is on the increase but could what you be eating be part of the equation. why the air you breathe could be a factor. >>> a maryland agency charged with serving the disabled botched the bongs sending $33 million back to -- books, sending $33 million back to annapolis. >> reporter: cerebral palsy has defined her life since birth. each year both escape the confines of their conditions through summer camp funded by taxpayers. >> we get to go swimming and

suggesting about passing an allergy to an unborn child.ere's nothing more in it from that from what i can tell. >> maybe she won't hungry. >> doesn't like peanuts. doesn't like paste. >> thanks. >> herman cain lashes out at reporters yet again but do voters want to hear cain talk about ethics right now? we'll hear what our political buzz panel thinks after the break. [ male announcer ] our nation's veterans are real-life heroes. but when they come home, they don't want a parade; they want a job. the postal service employs more veterans than any other civilian employer. but congress is debating a bill that would force the postal service to fire tens of thousands of vets, close post offices, shut mail processing plants, and disrupt mail delivery. drastic cuts won't fix the postal service and aren't needed. tell your representative to vote "no" on house resolution 2309. it's time to deliver for our veterans -- and america. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of t

what about deformities and in unborn children.dren in the mother's womb exposed to measels and chicksen pox exposed to deformties. you don't want to see the kid get jabbed 24 times but do you want to see him die of polio? jon: if i had my kids vaccinated and i have, they are actually at risk just because some other parents may have chosin not to vaccinate. >> very selfish act not to vaccinate. the whole immunity thing depends everybody getting vaccinated. some parents say i let others get vaccinated and my kids won't. they are not only doing harm to themselves but other kids. these are virulent diseases very easy to get caught. if they come in contact, kids will get it. bottom line, you can't play games. this should be law. easy to check off i don't want my kid to get it because of philosophical and medical reasons. >> i remember paperwork involved getting your kid into 7th grade. you have to go to the pediatrician. make sure every box is checked. maybe just easier not to get them vaccinated. then you don't have to deal with all t

with the pregnancy is taken care of because the live of the mother weighed against the life of the unborn, there is no, there would be no legal reason you would not choose to protect the life of the mother. >>shepard: this is not a homegrown initiative but this comes from a group out of colorado and they have used mississippi in the way that mississippi has been used for many decades. they are very pro god, and pro gun, and pro family and they know they can push through the initiative. are you concerned that if legislation goes through the state of mississippi today that allow as 13-year-old girl who has been violently raped during a home invasion and requires her to carry that to term or if her life is not in danger or be threat wered with murder, are you concerned people will move out of the state or thing of our state in a different way? >>guest: i'm not concerned about people moving out of the state. but, here is the point you made. this was put up by a bunch of people in colorado that could not pass in colorado. they decided to come to miss mets because -- mississippi because we are

users are getting friend requests from their get this, unborn son. the child's profile is all set up with the user name junior. there's even a picture of a baby boy. the message that goes along with the ad, avoid surprises like this one. >>> it is 5:26. we share a lot on facebook. >> just ahead the articles that were posted the most in 2011. >> and it's moving day for at least some of the campers. the opposing sides within "occupy sf" coming up. >>> vallejo residents and law enforcement officers from around the state mourning for a slain officer this morning. more details about officer james capoot's funeral services. >>> and it is chilly, foggy and is going to be very windy. we'll tell you how these weather patterns are going to affect your day coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> the world is crazy. they don't care about nothing no more. >> a family holding out hope for a 1-year-old boy shot in the head. the signs of improvement though for that wounded toddler. >>> dense fog again this morning? the

say, the rights of christians, the rights of the unborn. >> guest: yeah. >> host: first-wave feminism was largely a conservative movement. um, i'm wondering, i mean, i could make the argument that conservatives fight for the rights of the middle class against big government. >> guest: yeah. >> host: how do you reconcile that? or am i not interpreting it right? >> guest: yeah, i think i have a slightly different argument about that. the language of rights was originally a language of the left. um, that is pretty indisputable. and people can argue about where, you know, which particular theorist and where it comes from, but it comes out of the kind of revolutionary insurgent movements of the 17th century. i mean, there's a prehistory to it, but that's where the modern language of rights that we think of comes out of. um, and my argument is, and you touched on this earlier, is that with time the right learns from the left. >> host: right. >> guest: and sometimes that's a very self-conscious, strategic process. >> host: decision, right. >> guest: which happens all the time. more interesti

so isn't protecting the unborn from abortion, does that clash in any way with a libertarian or limited government mind-set? >> well, first of all, somebody that holds that position, i absolutely respect that position. bottom line, i support a woman's right to choose. just absolutely, bottom line. the libertarian position, and i'm running as a republican here for the republican nomination, but the actual libertarian position, the libertarian party position is to leave that choice to the woman. >> i'm curious as to where all of these small government libertarians were during the eight years of george bush and the mostly controlled over those eight years republican house and senate. i mean, were those people really upset? >> well, you know, let's put credit where credit is due. i mean, i support repealing president obama's health care plan, because very simply, we can't afford it. all republicans chime out on that. but when they control both houses of congress and the presidency, what did they do? they passed a prescription health care benefit, which at that time was the largest entitleme

disagree on the statement of government needs to stay out of people's lives when you're talking abo i unbornn, there needs to be somebody to stan up for them. i'm going stand up for them. for people at end of their lives for government to say, you're no longer useful, so we think that you don't really deserve any treatment or help, we're going to let you die, i don't -- i don't -- that's not in my soul. i believe in life from conception until death, and government doesn't need to interfere and come in and say you know what? your life's not important enough and for the rest of us, we're going to let you die. >> the economy, obviously, will be the defining issue among the republicans, certainly he between the republican nominee and president obama. talking about the flat tax plan with john harwood and he presented analysis the wealthy get a bigger tax break under the flat tax than the working or middle class and you said i don't care about that. your argument you put that money back into the hands of those people, they'll invest in new companies, create new jobs and everybody will benefit. can

notion with the history of covertivism fight for rights, the rights of christian and the rights of the unborn. feminism was a largely conservative movement. i'm wondering -- i could make the argument that conservatives fight for the right of the middle class against big government. a i not interpreting it right? >> i have slightly different argument about that. the language of rights was originally a language of the left. that is pretty indisputable. and people can argue about where -- which particular theorist but it comes out of the revolutionary movement of the 17th century. the best -- the modern language of rights we think of comes out of. and my argument is -- you touched on this earlier -- is that with time the right learns from the left, and sometimes that's a very self-conscious strategic process. >> right. >> which happens all the time. more interesting to me, though, is when it's not that, when it becomes part of the air you breathe, and slowly seeps into the imagination in ways that the protagonists never anticipated. >> that's exactly what i want to ask you about next. i was fasc

reconcile that notion with a history of conservatism for rights, say the rights of christians and the unborn? first wave feminism was largely a conservative movement. i am wondering, me and i can make the argument that conservatives fight for the rights of the middle class against big government. how do you reconcile that or am i not interpreting it right? >> guest: i think i have a different argument about that. the language of rights was originally a language of the left. that is pretty indisputable. and people can argue about where you know which particular if theorist in me came from but it comes out of the kind of revolutionary insurgent movement of the 17th century. i mean there is a prehistory to it but that is where the modern language of rights comes out of. my argument is and you touched on this earlier, that with time the right learns from the left and sometimes that's a very self-conscious strategic process which happens all the time. it seems to me when it is not that, when it becomes part of the air you breathe and slowly seeps into the imagination in ways that protagonists may

pregnant woman, of course, are not supposed to eat peanuts due to an allergy of the unborn child. >> they have both said that they want children. look, it's going to happen. it's a question of when. i think next year, 2012, it's hugely significant. they will play a central role in that. and perhaps after all of the celebrations in the summer, then they may be way waiting to the scottish hills and babies may be on their mind. >> well, all of this baby gossip comes after the recent changes in laws of the succession. for the first time in over 300 years a first-born princess could be born to the heir of the british throne. >>> police call this the dancing shoplifter and how police helped that to their advantage to put him behind bars. so i took my heartburn pill and some antacids. we're having mexican tonight, so another pill then? unless we eat later, then pill later? if i get a snack now, pill now? skip the snack, pill later... late dinner, pill now? aghh i've got heartburn in my head. [ male announcer ] stop the madness of treating frequent heartburn. it's simple with prilosec otc. o

aw doom unborn the government has intercepted a communications without judicial warrants going all the way back to abraham lincoln trying to intercept the cells telegraphs. so never been, and you need to get a warrant from a head just have that kind of interception of electronic surveillance. >> i know this time is moving along, so at this point let's open it up to questions from the audience. okay. in the front row here. please identify yourself and then ask your question. >> you're always first or roger. >> speaking for myself. i want to just pick up on this. the point you make drying the distinction between war and were never law-enforcement. is it your view may be that we could have used a law-enforcement model right from the beginning after 9/11, and i raise that because the fourth amendment generally contemplates an approach to law enforcement, whereas for is an approach to keep that from happening in the first place, certainly in the case of terrorism. drawing this distinction. allowing us to do data mining. however imperfect it may be. at least enables us to try to find that ne