first time since roe was passed in 1973. so, let me ask you clearly, in a memo that you wrote in 1997, you advised president clinton to support two amendments to a late stage abortion bill to ensure that the health of the mother would be protected. here s the question. do you believe the constitution requires that the health of the mother be protected in any statute restricting access to abortion? senator feinstein, i do think that the continuing holding of roe and doe versus bolton is that women s life and women s health have to be protected in abortion regulation. now, the gonzalez case said that with respect to a particular
degree of medical uncertainty involved. because of the procedure. because of the procedure. but with respect to abortion generally putting that procedure aside, i think that the continuing holdings of the court are the woman s life and the woman s health must be protected in any abortion regulation. thank you very much. some on the left have criticized your view on executive power. finding fault with your testimony during your 2009 confirmation hearing as solicitor general, in which you agreed with senator lindsey graham that the law of armed conflict provides sufficient legal authority for the president to detain individuals suspected of terrorist ties