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Somebody. so, you know, a deer hunter in alaska could call up the hotline in texas and snitch on some uber driver and try to collect the $10,000. it makes no sense. it is absolutely insane. you could be for abortion. you could be against abortion. that doesn't mean that you don't agree that this law isegregious and crazy. downright crazy. >> the question was does this narrow the republican support even further in the general public? is that the point of appealing directly to the base? because it doesn't gain the republicans any support in general >>well, i think it's a question of what state y...

Wide support. i think you would find support for more conservative abortion laws. and in bluer states, you would find support for more abortion-friendly laws. i think that's ultimately a question -- it's not a national question at that point, don. i think for the republican party at large, we are the pro life party. that's not a surprise to anybody. and the position of most republicans is what we discussed pro life with the three exceptions. but there is something to be said for local jurisdiction and for the political questions to be resolved by voters. and so if you're in texas and you don't...

Place where state governments can do what they want to do and do what their constituents want them to do on protecting life. ultimately, don, i think this is the short term question. it's a procedural matter. the real issue will probably come next year, maybe, if the supreme court decides to go ahead and overturn roe v. wade. >> talking about the law as rape or incest exemption is not honest. let's talk about the law in front of us in texas. it has no exception for rape or incest. it's got a deadline of six weeks. it deputizes anybody, anybody in any state with no connection to the people invo...

And across the nation are watching this are in distress. look, the approval ratings on abortion have changed not to the same level that marriage equality has but right now it's almost 60% of people who think abortions should be legal in most cases with some exceptions. and this law does not allow exceptions. it does not allow for a rape exemption. it does not allow for incest exemption. despite the fact that texas is the state with the most number of rapes in the nation. >> scott, you said you think there should be exceptions when, you know, incest or rape are involved. the new law doesn't all...

Voters electing state governments that reflect their views. i'm pretty sure in texas there's broad support for what they've done. >> and anna, i have to get to the break here. when you think about what scott said, if you -- let's say, you know, hypothetical here. you know, texas the legislature says no. louisiana says yes. it's a hypothetical. what prevents someone from going to the texas/louisiana line and getting it. what good does it do? >> i'll tell you, money. resources. access to medical care. look, if you are a person that doesn't have the money to travel from texas to louisiana or mexi...