HOUSE.
ADAM THE DEBATE OVER ABORTION,
: HAS BEEN SWEEPING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
AND TODAY MASSACHUSETTS WAS
FRONT AND CENTER.
WE SAW HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTERS
AND OPPONENTS STREAMING INTO THE
STATEHOUSE TODAY.
AND BROUGHT THEIR PASSION WITH
THEM.
MASSIVE CROWDS AT THE STATEHOUSE
AS LAWMAKERS WELCOME PUBLIC
DEBATE ON THE RO ACT,
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD EXPAND
ABORTIONS.
PRO-LIFE OPPONENTS SAY IT IS
ANOTHER STEP IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION.
>> THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WE OPPOSE
THIS, BECAUSE IT IS WAR AGAINST
THE MOST DEFENSELESS.
BUT INSIDE, SUPPORTERS SAID THE
ADAM BILL IS ABOUT ACCESS.
: MINORS WOULD NO LONGER NEED
THE O.K. FROM THEIR PARENTS.
AND LATER ABORTIONS WOULD BE
ALLOWED, BUT ONLY IF THERE ARE
DOCTOR-APPROVED MEDICAL ISSUES
WITH THE MOTHER OR FETUS
>> WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE A
COMPASSIONATE SITUATION, ON THE
LATE END, FOR A VERY SMA
NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE A
DIAGNOSIS THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
IMPOSSIBLE TO WRAP YOUR HEAD
AROUND.
>> IN THE HEARING ROOM IT WAS
STANDING ROOM ONLY.
HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY, THOUGH
BOTH SIDES WERE CLEARLY HEAR
>> I DON’T WANT TO SEE MY
13-YEAR-OLD NIECE END UP BY
HERSELF.
>> THE HEARING CONTINUES AT THIS
HOUR AND COULD GO ON INTO THE
NIGHT.
WHAT DOES THE GOVERNOR HAVE TO
SAY ABOUT ALL OF THIS?
SPOKE TO HIM TODAY AND WE’LL
HAVE THAT FO
