we shouldn t be surprised that they re trying to gain ground. what we need to do is remain vigilant and be grateful that people for the center of reproductive rights and aclu are fighting them. erin, the u.s. federal judge struck down just today an idaho law which bans most abortions after 20 weeks, one which allowed even more than this one does. what do these legislators think the federal judges are going to do when these cases come to them? lawrence, we have a national trend which is a race to the bottom in legislatures around the country. arkansas is really interesting because it s republican controlled for the first time since its reconstruction. what do they do the moment they get in, they race to ban an abortion ban. they are setting bait with the hope they will be able to get the case that will challenge roe v. wade at the supreme court. what s interesting is the heartbeat bill, when it was proposed in ohio, the majority
martha plimpton and erin carmone, thank you both for joining me tonight. thank you, lawrence. thank you. coming up, the ramblings of rand paul and the political history of bill o reilly s rantings. vo:wiplus wireless speaker,rhead bold is the proud sponsor of singing in the shower.
anti-choice legislation. this is the most extreme law we ve seen. it s the most restrictive. but let s face it, women s reproductive lives are the most heavily legislated area of medicine in the united states today. so we shouldn t be surprised that these moves are being made. we shouldn t be surprised that they re trying to gain ground. what we need to do is remain vigilant and be grateful that people for the center of reproductive rights and aclu are fighting them. erin, the u.s. federal judge struck down just today an idaho law which bans most abortions after 20 weeks, one which allowed even more than this one does. what do these legislators think the federal judges are going to do when these cases come to them? lawrence, we have a national trend which is a race to the bottom in legislatures around the country. arkansas is really interesting because it s republican controlled for the first time
who decide they don t want to observe this ban. this is really this is about controlling women s decisions on a state level, and that is fully and wholly inappropriate. it is not the state s role to decide when or if a woman has a child. the end. martha plimpton and erin carmone, thank you both for joining me tonight. thank you, lawrence. thank you. coming up, the ramblings of rand paul and the political history of bill o reilly s rantings. solutions that integrate video, access control, fire and intrusion protection. all backed up with world-class monitoring centers, thousands of qualified technicians, and a personal passion to help protect your business. when your business is optimized like that,
someone said gene. i feel like the luckiest woman in the world. lucky guy. still ahead, governor romney s shifting stance on abortion. i think i ve said time and again i m a pro life candidate. i ll be a pro life president. so will the vp candidates be asked about this and how will paul ryan defend the governor s latest words on abortion? plus, how the gender gap, we ve had nothing but male analysts on so far, we re going to get some female voices in on this. erin carmone will join us on the closing gender gap. the conversation that could play out in the debate regarding abortion. ted strickland will join me to talk about new polls in his home state of ohio that show president obama is still holding onto the lead in the buckeye state where we know both candidates have been campaigning this week. and another number to remember. nearly one in five people in ohio who responded to our poll have already voted.