the abortion debate, again, front and center, thanks to a new controversial set of state laws. the governor of alabama signed a bill banning abortion completely except in medical emergencies. in missouri, another one that severely restricts abortion currently sitting on the governor s desk awaiting a signature. this is the latest on a widespread effort to eliminate abortions on a state level. will this battle head to the supreme court. joining me now the president and ceo of the national constitution center. jeffrey rosen. are there four votes in the supreme court, because that s what it takes for them to hear the alabama case, assuming it winds its way in that direction? not necessarily. we know that chief justice roberts voted with the liberals to block the louisiana law that imposed admitting requirements for doctors, suggesting he may
with potential implications for 2020. it s one of the states to pass legislation narrowing the window for legal abortion. and lawmakers have until june 15th to redraw ohio s congressional map after a panel of judges found it was rigged in favor of republicans. joining me now is ohio republican congressman bill johnson. congressman, the legislation around abortion, isn t it really a political move, a nonstarter, since the supreme court, including some that were interviewed for their confirmation to the court nominated by president trump, gave the clear indication that they were not about trying to reverse any of the laws that had been law for the last several decades, like roe v. wade?
after eight weeks of pregnancy and include possible prison time. the vote coming days of alabama essentially outlawed abortion in that state. and what vice president pence is now saying about the move this week. here is abc s mary bruce tonight. reporter: with the nation watching, the debate over abortion today came roaring through the halls of the missouri statehouse. but tonight, the governor is ready to sign the bill banning abortion after 8 weeks. doctors could face up to 15 years in prison. missouri is taking a stand. missouri stands for the unborn. reporter: there are exceptions when the mother s life is in danger, but none for cases of rape or incest. this gives more rights to the rapist than it does to the mother. reporter: but republican barry hovis, a former police officer said he opposed the exception in part because many sexual assaults are date rapes and what he calls consensual rapes. most of my rapes were not the
. the controversial conversation over abortion has spilled into the race for the white house, and it could soon be headed to the supreme court. in just past week, two states, alabama and missouri, joined a handful of others to have recentlily passed draconian abortion laws. this laws which prohibit abortion after six and eight weeks respectively have been protested. coming down the pipeline, the louisiana state legislature is also poised to have a bill banning abortion after six weeks, and likely to be passed by the governor who is a democrat. back with me, radio host danielle moodie-mills and republican strategist sarah
longwell. sarah, in the alabama bill, a doctor would get 99 years if convicted of performing an portion. so they re making a law where the doctor would get more time than a rapist would, and they re saying the woman has to have the child even if she was raped or was a victim of incest. yes. this is a very extreme law. when it s done is it s actually splitting pro-life activists. they re not all in favor of this. for a lot of people, this is too extreme. the pro-life movement has been successful at being an incrementalist movement and they have been able to paint democrats as the ones extreme on abortion, talking about late-term abortion. but these bills get really complicated for republicans. if you re up in 2020, you don t want to defend these bills,