i know that it was very clear that my health didn t really matter, but my daughter s health mattered, and that is heartbreaking. reporter: texas is among 15 states that don t allow abortions for a fatal fetal anomaly. rebecca weaver s with texas right to life. certainly these stories from these women are heartbreaking and tragic, but our view is that the law is fine as it is and doesn t need to be changed. reporter: the state wants this case dismissed. it says the plaintiffs are unhappy with the medical care they received and opposed the texas abortion law. base hearing is scheduled to continue through tomorrow. norah? norah: janet shamlian, thank you peer tonight, explosive elevations of hazing and sexual abuse on the northwestern football team. our exclusive television interview is next. try to lay your hand flat against a surface. if you canan t, you mamaye dupuytren n s contractcture.
here s the bottom line they don t like to talk about these kinds of issues. reminds me of that scene, i may be dating myself saint elmo s fire around the dining room table and the woman goes have you seen so-and-so she s got cancer. so and so is gay. they whisper it. you don t talk around it at the dinner table. that s how they fungion. it s okay to be gay, stay in the closet. okay to have an abortion pre1974 we won t talk about it. the question is, why go out there with steve king and pat robertson and talk about god and sort of bring up the question of the president s faith, when you re not prepared to wade into those because they re talking to a segment of their base hearing them loud and clear. ann romney is not talking to that segment and supposed to be humanizing mitt and making mitt a kinder, gentler person for the independent swing voters and the moms and the women. so she s really in a bind.