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decision to a woman and her doctor. >> let's be clear on that. the whole commercial says i'm prolife. i can only imagine how difficult the decision might be for someone to end up pregnant. i said i support giving a woman the information she needs, which was the ultrasound bill that i signed. the number one priority of wisconsin right to life. i said the law, not my position. the law still leaves the ultimate decision to a woman and her doctor. that's not my position on abortion. that's what the law does. i knew if you gave people the opportunity to see an ultrasound i believe that people are going to choose life over and over again when you can see that unborn child. >> you defunded planned parenthood. you said if somebody wants an abortion you require an ultrasound. >> i'm prolife 100%. >> you don't think -- you think it should be out lawed? >> to me, i believe that that -- when you think of an unborn
doctor. >> let's be clear on that. the whole commercial says i'm prolife. i can only imagine how difficult the decision might be for someone to end up pregnant. i said i support giving a woman the information she needs, which was the ultrasound bill that i signed. the number one priority of wisconsin right to life. i said the law, not my position. the law still leaves the ultimate decision to a woman and her doctor. that's not my position on abortion. that's what the law does. i knew if you gave people the opportunity to see an ultrasound i believe that people are going to choose life over and over again when you can see that unborn child. >> you defunded planned parenthood. you said if somebody wants an abortion you require an ultrasound. >> i'm prolife 100%. >> you don't think -- you think it should be out lawed? >> to me, i believe that that -- when you think of an unborn child that's a human life to me.
he's the governor who got famous for his forced ultrasound legislation. he was not the first, first was texas, in 2011, the texas legislature meets every two years and every two years since republicans have taken over, they have done what they could to pass new limits on abortion rights in the state. 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011 with the ultrasound bill, and then 2013, the most sweeping omnibus anti-abortion bill in the state yet. the compounding effect of those laws already had been to make abortion very, very difficult to get. and very difficult to provide in texas. the second most populous state in the country. but the most recent law, the law passed by texas republicans in 2013, the one that wendy davis made her mark with. in texas, they have made getting abortion not just hard, but in some places in the state, they have made it basically impossible. >> what you've seen with these cumulative restrictions, in 2011 there were 44 places in october there were 34.
that same anti-abortion bill and failed but it wasn't for want of trying. in 2011 they did pass that bill. it was the forced ultrasound law in texas. governor ultrasound, bob mcdonnell of virginia, now indicted on 14b felony counts of corruption, he's the governor who got famous as governor ultrasound. he's the governor who got famous for his forced ultrasound legislation. he and virginia were not the first. first was texas in 2011. the texas legislature meets every two years and basically every two years since republicans have taken over, they have done what they could to pass new limits on abortion rights in the state. 2003, 2005 is, 2007, 2009, 2011 with the ultrasound bill and then 2013, the most sweeping omnibus anti-abortion bill in the state yet. the compounding effect of those laws already had been to make abortion very, very difficult to get.
in 2009 they tried again to pass that same bill and failed, it wasn't for want of trying. in 2011 they did pass that bill. it was the forced ultrasound law in texas. governor ultrasound, bob mcdonnell in virginia now indicted on 14 felony counts of interruption. he's the governor who got famous as governor ultrasound. he's the governor who got famous for his forced ultrasound legislation. he was not the first, first was texas, in 2011, the texas legislature meets every two years and every two years since republicans have taken over, they have done what they could to pass new limits on abortion rights in the state. 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011 with the ultrasound bill, and then 2013, the most sweeping omnibus anti-abortion bill in the state yet. the compounding effect of those laws already had been to make abortion very, very difficult to
running and one is say bit screwy on women's issues. are any of them, watching wolf in connecticut but that's a hard grab for the democrats anyway. >> chris, you look at tom corbett running for re-election there in pennsylvania. a guy who when they passed the mandatory ultrasound bill said women could close their eyes. look at tom tellis in north carolina who oversaw a very extreme bill against women's health pass in north carolina. these are folks who i actually think their stands are extreme and they are out of touch with women voters and men voters as well. regardless of offhand comments, if you look at the policies they are too extreme for their states. >> you wonder about the women in those states even thinking if they are very conservative women. it is a secret ballot. they are allowed to vote against the right wing even if the other guy in the family has a different view. i'm serious, only found out recently my mom voted for kennedy and never told my dad.
ultrasound bill that was a real issue in the presidential race for mitt romney. as long as you have really conservative state legislatures putting forward bills like this, you're going to have governor having to deal with and the establishment, business community, is going to come down hard and say you can not sign this bill. >> this community issue is very important. the business community, my colleagues had a terrific story last week. the business community really swept in and did a huge push to get brewer to veto this bill and it worked. remember the business community was not feeling like it was able to affect too much during the debt ceiling fight and during a bunch of other crises we've seen. i agree this is an attempt to push back and it is going to be on a case by case basis but the balance sheet is tipping a bit. >> i think it will be interesting to see if it plays out in some of these senate races. in some states it is still an active issue -- georgia, west virginia, mississippi. do these senate candidates at some point have to weigh in on it. >> one of the questions, we know it is not ronald reagan's
raped me repeatedly. several times. the only reason it stopped is because my father found us. my parents protected me and they made good decisions on my behalf. and i am a whole person because of the love and care of my parents and my faith community and the counseling that i was able to receive, individually, and with my family. and that should have been kept private. but because of this bill, i need to tell this story. >> because of this bill, which in wisconsin, there was a mandatory ultrasound bill, because of this bill, i need to tell this story. this is a wbr-id="wbr22010"/> new phenomenon in our politics. in state after state, and sometimes in congress, women lawmakers deciding to tell these incredibly personal stories. and you can tell they do not want to be telling these stories. but they say they feel compelled to do this because of republicans pushing so hard
>> i was 8 years old, visiting the family farm, and my cousin raped me repeatedly. several times. the only reason it stopped is because my father found us. my parents protected me and they made good decisions on my behalf. and i am a whole person because of the love and care of my parents and my faith community and the counseling that i was able to receive, individually, and with my family. and that should have been kept private. but because of this bill, i need to tell this story. >> because of this bill, which in wisconsin, there was a mandatory ultrasound bill, because of this bill, i need to tell this story. this is a new phenomenon in our politics. in state after state, and sometimes in congress, women lawmakers deciding to tell these incredibly personal stories. and you can tell they do not
to her mom and dad for the story she was about to have to tell. >> i was 8 years old, visiting the family farm, and my cousin raped me repeatedly. several times. the only reason it stopped is because my father found us. my parents protected me and they made good decisions on my behalf. and i am a whole person because of the love and care of my parents and my faith community and the counseling that i was able to receive, individually, and with my family. and that should have been kept private. but because of this bill, i need to tell this story. >> because of this bill, which in wisconsin, there was a mandatory ultrasound bill, because of this bill, i need to tell this story. this is a new phenomenon in our politics. in state after state, and sometimes in congress, women lawmakers deciding to tell these incredibly personal stories. and you can tell they do not