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| All content taken from The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel. Each weeknight by 6 PM EST a preview of that evening's show will be posted and then updated with additional information the following weekday by noon EST.
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Guests: Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano & Mary Alice Carr, Director of Advocacy, NARAL
"A doctor in Kansas named George Tiller performs hundreds of late-term abortions every year--pregnant women from all over the country go to Kansas to have this ultra-controversial operation performed by Tiller, one of the few American doctors comfortable with partial-birth abortion. Under Kansas law, it is illegal to perform an abortion after 22 weeks, but there are exceptions for the health of the mother. Now, Kansas Attorney General Phil Kline wants to see the medical records of the women who submit to late-term abortions to check on the legality of the operations. Predictably, some pro-choice groups are fighting Kline's request, citing privacy rights. Talking Points realizes there are two sides to this story, but also knows that Dr. Tiller could be running a late-term abortion mill in violation of the law. I think the court must allow Kline to investigate these matters under the strictest supervision--privacy will be protected, but if someone is killing a baby that somebody will pay a huge price. Americans simply can not allow privacy to trump human life, and the courts must make a strong stand."
Transcript/Video: FoxNews.com
Fox News analyst Andrew Napolitano and Mary Alice Carr of the pro-choice organization NARAL joined The Factor to discuss the Kansas situation. "You're wrong on a few counts," Carr told The Factor. "Dr. Tiller is one of the few doctors remaining in this country who will help women who have situations of life and health. There's no criminal activity occurring here." Napolitano defended the Kansas Attorney General's efforts to gather information about Dr. Tiller's patients. "There is evidence that late-term abortions were being performed on babies who could live outside the womb. Because of the maniacal attitude that defends abortion, which I believe is murder, these people are saying the right of privacy keeps the government from prosecuting murderers. Nothing could be more absurd." The Factor sided with Napolitano. "I believe, and the judge believes, that the state has to protect unborn babies after 22 weeks." |
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Guest: Harvey Levin, Celebrity Justice
The Michael Jackson child molestation trial is scheduled to begin next week with opening arguments. "Monday is critical," Harvey Levin of Celebrity Justice claimed, "because the prosecution has to tell a good story. They've got to engage that jury. We'll hear if this is a cogent and clear story, and if it's convoluted they've got problems." Levin pointed out one little-discussed aspect of the case--Jackson could be acquitted of child molestation and still go to jail. "He is facing four counts of serving intoxicants to minors. And if he gets convicted of that, he could go to prison for six years." |
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Guests: Dr. David Magnus, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics & Lou Hawthorne, CEO, Genetics Savings and Clone
A California company is offering to clone your cat for $32,000, but the business may be shut down by new legislation. Lou Hawthorne of Genetics Savings and Clone explained how his company operates. "We have an advanced technology that is the secret to our success. We make healthy cats that have a high degree of resemblance to their donor." Medical ethics expert David Magnus countered that cloning is technologically and ethically questionable. "This is kind of a rip-off. We don't really know what the long-term results will be for the welfare of these animals. And the arguments being used are some of the same arguments that could be used to justify dead children. We're really starting down a road where we should be very careful." |
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Guest: Actor & director Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood earned an Academy Award as Best Director for "Million Dollar Baby," which was also nominated for "Best Picture." The veteran actor and director visited The Factor to discuss his movie, which was criticized by some for promoting euthanasia. " It isn't a political film," Eastwood said, "and it doesn't make a statement for or against anything. The majority of critics have been very kind to this film." Eastwood also looked back on his remarkable career, which began with the horror movie "Revenge of the Creature" fifty years ago. "You have to be persevering, but you also have to be lucky. And I took advantage of a few breaks that came along, and moved along with them. Hard work is important, but you have to be able to take advantage of the breaks." |
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Guest: Actor Lee Majors
Lee Majors has starred in many movies and television programs, and remains best known for starring in the hit series "The Six Million Dollar Man." Majors explained his decision to move his family from Hollywood to Florida in the 1980's. "I got burned out a little bit. So I moved to Fort Lauderdale and raised my kids there. I needed to get away from the business. But I'm back and looking to do another series." Majors also revealed that it's difficult to be a conservative in a very liberal business. "People are afraid to say they're Republicans because they're afraid they wouldn't get work. But I've never felt I lost work for that reason." |
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