rights, she has been covering the story. erin, your piece today reminded me of a piece of legislation democrats have proposed back in 2007 that i completely have forgotten about. this is the first time you have seen it national many people forget about it. this is the first time you are seeing national democrats on capitol hill really step out and push this. well, i think they did push the freedom of choice act a couple of years ago, but there clearly was not enough political will because it never went anywhere, even when democrats controlled both chambers. i mean, i do understand why this has not been a fight they want to pick. they are traumatized by the partial birth abortion ban that started in the late 90s and into 2000. they re struggling because of this. and the tremendous overreach, this happened in state legislatures, because of the comments made and the problems in passing the laws, pro choice
reproductive rights, she has been covering the story. erin, your piece today reminded me of a piece of legislation democrats have proposed back in 2007 that i completely have forgotten about. this is the first time you have seen it national many people forget about it. this is the first time you are seeing national democrats on capitol hill really step out and push this. well, i think they did push the freedom of choice act a couple of years ago, but there clearly was not enough political will because it never went anywhere, even when democrats controlled both chambers. i mean, i do understand why this has not been a fight they want to pick. they are traumatized by the partial birth abortion ban that started in the late 90s and into 2000. they re struggling because of this. and the tremendous overreach, this happened in state legislatures, because of the comments made and the problems in passing the laws, pro choice voters who have been somewhat
erin, your piece today reminded me of a piece of legislation democrats have proposed back in 2007 that i completely have forgotten about. this is the first time you have seen it national many people forget about it. this is the first time you are seeing national democrats on capitol hill really step out and push this. well, i think they did push the freedom of choice act a couple of years ago, but there clearly was not enough political will because it never went anywhere, even when democrats controlled both chambers. i mean, i do understand why this has not been a fight they want to pick. they are traumatized by the partial birth abortion ban that started in the late 90s and into 2000. they re struggling because of this. and the tremendous overreach, this happened in state legislatures, because of the comments made and the problems in passing the laws, pro choice voters who have been somewhat back seat have now rallied, and
martha: i think, you re right on, those are great points but i am also intrigued by what you brought up, rich. the catholic church has not had a charismatic figure like cardinal dolan in a very long time in this country in terms of somebody getting a lot of attention, who may be able to sort of sway people to some extent. he also, he basically is calling for people to be registered. he said let s register people to vote at parishes. he is making a very political statement, the likes of which we haven t really seen in a long time. i m just curious what the impact will be, rich? if the church is really serious about following through on this, potentially a very powerful force. we haven t seen the church mobilize anything since 1990s. freedom of choice act. bill in congress initially very popular to federalize the right to abortion. you had the church and knights of columbus really going after that hard. if they do the same thing here they could have a major effect on the ground. that s
jiet lighted came into world and there has been a conflict ever since. warring on the pro-life front and we experience it everyday. fierce opposition not just to position but our faith. sean: catholic league has been in the forefront of this battle, this mandated that the government will force catholic institutions to provide health insurance that also allow for the morning-after pill, contraception. that is directly against the catholic faith? i m glad you mentioned the morning-after pill, cast this just about contraception. look, nose of the cam sell in the tent. he wants the morning-after pill. it s included and awaiting approval. this first amendment issue. remember in 2007, the first thing i m going to do when i become president of the united states is sign the freedom of choice act.