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They think of this. we need voices saying the birth control issue is a family planning issue. all families and couples have a right to talk about it. but womens health is still a little mysterious to many men. the reasons you would be using hormonal birth control. >> so this morning, again, from "the today show," matt lauer talking to her. this was her answer. >> there are still bills being discussed in the house and senate as well as in the legislatures of many states to restrict womens access ...

That the offensiveness needs to be recognized and he just shouldnt be on the air anymore. >> should the gop get involved in this, with his connections to the republican party, and how often the republican party follows his lead? >> yeah, i dont know how the gop distances itself from him. he has been their leading spokesperson for quite a while now. the gop leaders really kowtow to rush limbaugh. so they are very much joined at the hip. and, so, yeah, they need -- they have a problem on their han...

Completely outraged, but i think that the offensiveness needs to be recognized and he just shouldnt be on the air anymore. >> should the gop get involved in this, with his connections to the republican party, and how often the republican party follows his lead? >> yeah, i dont know how the gop distances itself from him. he has been their leading spokesperson for quite a while now. the gop leaders really kowtow to rush limbaugh. so they are very much joined at the hip. and, so, yeah, they need --...

Shouldnt be on the air anymore. >> should the gop get involved in this, with his connections to the republican party, and how often the republican party follows his lead? >> yeah, i dont know how the gop distances itself from him. he has been their leading spokesperson for quite a while now. the gop leaders really kowtow to rush limbaugh. so they are very much joined at the hip. and, so, yeah, they need -- they have a problem on their hands. and that problem is only getting worse when our electe...

This? . lets be clear here. if we are going to have a debate about who the extremist is on this issue, it is president obama cahoot as a state senator protected doctors to kill babies who survived abortion. >> i do not think we have seen the kind of attack on religious contras, religious freedom and tolerance that we have seen in barack obama. >> we have a problem in this country. the family is fracturing. over 40% are born out of wedlock. how can a country survive? the children are being raised...

I think he finessed that. henceforth, you think they would have pushed back and said we made our point. instead they pushed forward and said lets make this a birth control issue. right? >> right. this is not their point. that was the point of certain church leaders and certain catholics who felt strongly about it. that was their point. but once that accommodation was reached and you had catholic charities and catholic health association applauding it, chris, you saw republicans whose real proble...

Domain. what they have to sign their name to. they said you dont have to sign your name to it. the government is going to take care of it with the insurance companies. he took care of that. they would have said we made our point. instead they pushed forward and said lets make this a birth control issue. right? >> right. this is not their point. that was the point of certain church leaders and certain catholics who felt strongly about it. that was their point. but once that accommodation was reac...

Taking on the presidents decision to compromise about access and who pays for conception, because this is not simply as you well know a birth control issue, its used for other areas in womens health. this is, while an issue, if it is framed as a religious test that could engage social conservatives. theres so much anxiety among republicans that it will be over played and over done, and it will severely alienate women voters cop s come election time. >> now, we should point out that foster friess...

Softer language appeared in its place. playing down the birth control issue saying its not they were opposed to birth control, they didnt necessarily advocate for the use of contraceptives. in virginia the republican ts backing the personhood measure in that state had a chance to take the birth control argument off the table entirely. a democratic delegate tried to attach an amendment to the virginia bill that would declare nothing in that bill could be construed to outlaw any form of legal cont...

Website the kind of birth control they opposed. after a couple weeks the language disappeared and much softer language appeared in its place. playing down the birth control issue saying its not they were opposed to birth control, they didnt necessarily advocate for the use of contraceptives. in virginia the republican ts backing the personhood measure in that state had a chance to take the birth control argument off the table entirely. a democratic delegate tried to attach an amendment to the vi...