and across the country are going to react very badly to this, because this isn t about republicans and democrats. when you talk with women, regardless of their partisan politics, they support contraception, they support the notion their bodies shouldn t be violated without their consent. these are matters of basic decency. so i m hopeful governor mcdonnell will do the right thing but i can tell you if he doesn t, i would think that the consequences will be very bad. virginia state delegate david englin, thank you for joining us, i wanted to talk to you thank you. you re right on rachel can i appreciate you bringing attention to the issue. i wish more people were talking about it. it s important.
delegate david englin, thank you very much for joining us tonight, nice to have you here. thanks for having me, rachel. let me ask you first, i ve gotten anything wrong in the way i explained what the virginia republicans have proposed and moved forward here? i hope i have gotten some of it wrong. rachel, you have nailed it and explained it in unfortunately accurate detail. they have passed a law that will require women in most women in the first trimester of a pregnancy, when most abortions occur, to undergo a vaginal penetration ultrasound in order to exercise their constitutional right, and not only that, but they are going to have to be vaginally penetrated based on this law without their consent. that s just a horrendous government intrusion. these republicans, they talk all the time about limited
to win. but ultimately not only did he unnecessary state-orred vaginal not win, he couldn t even fill a probe. it failed by a vote of 64-34. room. so this was the narrative heading in maine, right? what happened to mitt romney how given the option to make the new can he lose gimme states like requirement less innovative, given the option to get a this? that was the narrative last woman s consent before she is week. the next contest was maine where vaginally probed by order of bob if you re mitt romney there is a real risk that narrative about mcdonnell state government, you being unexpected loser, that given the option to make this requirement seemless like narrative is not only going to punishment for seeking an abortion, physical punishment continue it will get worse. for seeking an abortion, other good news, too, ongoing virginia republicans close not to go there. resoundingly. caucus in over on the east joining us is virginia state coast, the state called maine? delegate david en
that is it s inconceivable that violated without their consent. these are matters of basic washington county could have any effect on his declaration that decency. so i m hopeful governor mitt romney won the state of mcdonnell will do the right thing but i can tell you if he maine. but it doesn t look like mitt doesn t, i would think that the romney won the state of maine. consequences will be very bad. it doesn t look like somebody virginia state delegate david else won it either but the idea maine republicans went and voted and had their votes count and now we have a result? englin, thank you for joining that is not the case. the results are not in. us, i wanted to talk to you and maine republicans at least thank you. you re right on rachel can i some of them are mad about it. appreciate you bringing we re trying to get one of the attention to the issue. i wish more people were talking republican county chairmen on the show tomorrow night, hard to about it. it s important. get
that cannot possibly be what you mean,virginia republicans. and virginia republicans took a look at that amendment and said actually, yes, that is what we mean. they voted down mr. englin s clarifying amendment on a nearly party line vote. and that is what started the national freak out about the bill in the first place. this whole line today republicans hadn t realized they were forcing an internal invasive procedure without a woman s consent that is bull pucky. after we heard about set create meeting last night, met more amazing necessary today. a statement from the office of governor bob mcdonnell, trying to appear i m guessing vice presidential here, trying at least to appear above the fray while seeming super anti-abortion, which is central to his political brand. in the governor s statement he starts by bragging on his sponsorship of anti-abortion legislation in virginia, including a measure that became