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Rep. Renee Ellmers, (R-N.C.), joins the Judge on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade to explain if it’ll ever be possible to stop abortion.
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Nearly fifty million unborn children have been murdered in the United States of America since Roe vs.
Wade when the Supreme Court discovered.
A right to privacy in the United States constitution.
Somehow protects abortions.
39 years ago yesterday.
Leading to a legal framework where murdering an unborn child is an issue of privacy.
But of course having your front -- -- kicked in by a swat team without a search warrant is it.
The reality is lawmakers don't have to leave it up to the court.
Us adding a simple line to United States law that says quote.
The fetus in the womb of a human female.
Is a person from the moment of conception.
For all legal purposes.
Would stop.
The national tragedy of abortion.
Our next guest is a nurse.
-- mom and -- Republican congresswoman from North Carolina.
Congresswoman -- Elmer is joins me now longtime no see congresswoman.
Welcome -- can watch what a pleasure that yet.
Good -- -- you again thank you.
Is it that there has not been any effort by this House of Representatives.
Which has a large Republican and a large pro life majority.
To enact a simple one line piece of legislation.
Telling the Supreme Court and everybody and only and baby in the womb is a person.
Their body.
Affording all the constitutional protection to that person.
Well you know judge that is an excellent question and one that we will be working on who you are exactly right it's the issue of person time.
Is an American and unborn.
In this country considered an American with rights.
These of the things that we need to work done and as you know I know you know how difficulty ideas but the past and especially the past -- we've seen today.
From every -- -- here in Washington right now out for this anniversary.
It's -- and we need to continue to work on it unfortunately as you know we are one half of 13 of the federal government's -- we have a senate led by a Democrat who will not bring up the legislation that we have passed.
Protecting lives.
And of course we have the president -- -- is not pro or -- as we how we are not giving up on this it.
Say OK let you know I appreciate all your work from the point -- or -- -- pro life member of congress who is also a mother and a nurse.
What is the road map to stopping abortion.
Is it just waiting and hoping.
That more traditionalist appointees get on the Supreme Court or is there something anything the congress can do.
Well we're doing everything we can now in fact judge we have -- many pieces of legislation -- like.
Where abortion takes place every day abortion and there -- the largest provider of abortions in this country.
We're working on those pieces of legislation we are not gonna stop and I wanna tell the American people.
We will continue this fight as long as we candidates know that 2012 election is going to be the major piece that we have got to put in console.
Understood congresswoman Renee -- -- in the great state of North Carolina it's a pleasure thanks for joining us.
Thank you and good to hear from you again welcome his political strategists believe a big mortgage --
