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Bill, talking about how fi physicians should go about ascertaining the rape is real, because you dont want the rape exception being used willy-nilly. >> i would hope that when a woman goes into a physician with a rape issue, that physician will indeed ask her about perhaps her marriage, was this pregnancy caused by normal relations in a marriage? >> ester. >> what is extraordinary to me is a few things here. one is the exercise of this extraordinary white male privilege and the protection of men...

Doing it in a really hard-nosed way that shows they have done their homework before the interview. the conservative beltway press, on the other hand, not so much. >> theres been lot of attacks already against you. but you kind of experienced this beforehand. what is your relationship with president obama? explain how reforming the tax code would help people. do you think obama wants trillion-plus deficits every year? tell us about your foreign policy experience? your wife and kids having a good ...

Local press, actually, has turned out to be great in asking these questions and doing it in a dogged way. doing it in a really hard-nosed way that shows they have done their homework before the interview. the conservative beltway press, on the other hand, not so much. >> theres been lot of attacks already against you. but you kind of experienced this beforehand. what is your relationship with president obama? explain how reforming the tax code would help people. do you think obama wants trillion...

Same time. he has to satisfy positions he took in a local race with his new national position. he has to do both on the same day in the same election. >> he was asked specifically about the rape issue. he said this. "his statements were outrageous, over the pale. i dont know anybody that would agree with that. rape is rape period. end of story." the fact of the matter is we are five days before the republican convention and having a discussion about rape and abortion. >> whats fascinating is the...

State force the medically unnecessary ultrasound on you if you were a rape victim, but only if you reported that rape to the police because otherwise it might not be real enough rape. in indiana republicans invade against the rape and incest loophole. in idaho, a republican state senator said if a woman brings a, quote, rape issue to her physician, he hopes the physician will ask her about her marriage. i defy you to draw a line on this issue between the fringe and the mainstream. where do fring...

A breath, 3 have seen a lot of protests and i think politicians are beginning to say not so fast. but idaho was the recent example. you were following that. >> the idaho case was interesting. we saw so much controversy and national attention over the virginia forced ultra sound bill. in its original language would force a transvaginal ultra sound for women who wanted an abortion in virginia, the language was later slightly changed although there are some who say the virginia law would still requ...

Welcome back. illinois republican primary is still too early to call with mitt romney leading. republicans on the national sta stage. yesterday the idaho stay senate passed its on mandatory ultrasunds bill forcing women considering abortion to undergo ultrasound first. the bill sponsors state senator suggested that woman might use rape as an excuse to get an abortion. i would hope a woman goes into a physician with a rape issue that physician will ask her about her marriage, was this pregnancy c...