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Anti-abortion activists and supporters of President Donald Trump march up Constitution Avenue en route to the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, during the 44th annual March For Life. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Pro-life and anti-abortion activists converge in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, during the annual March for Life. Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered in Washington for an annual march to protest the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 decision that declared a constitutional right to abortion. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Whoopi Goldberg told co-hosts of "The View" on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, that “we are all pro-life." She added the caveat that abortion is an act "some women have to do." ("The View" screenshot)
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Protester Gregory Saint-Jean holds a sign during a rally against President Donald Trump's executive order on Muslim immigration, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2017, in downtown Miami. Protesters manifested their opposition to Trump's executive order restricting immigration from some Middle Eastern and African countries. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
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In this Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page is seen on a laptop in Washington. Though “Obamacare” still divides Americans, a majority worries many will lose coverage if the 2010 law is repealed in the nation’s long-running political standoff over health care. A new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 56 percent of U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” concerned that many will lose health insurance if the health overhaul is repealed. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
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Workers continue work raising a taller fence in the Mexico-US border separating the towns of Anapra, Mexico and Sunland Park, New Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump says his administration will be working in partnership in Mexico to improve safety and economic opportunity for both countries and will have "close coordination" with Mexico to address drug smuggling. It will set in motion the construction of his proposed border wall, a key promise from his 2016 campaign. (AP Photo/Christian Torres)
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FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2015, file photo, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler speaks in Minneapolis. A university investigation called for punishing 10 players following an alleged sexual assault on campus last fall. Coach Tracy Claeys was fired in part because of his public support of his players differed with Kaler and athletic director Mark Coyle. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
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This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate John Henry Ramirez, convicted of killing Corpus Christi, Texas, convenience store clerk Pablo Castro in 2004. A federal judge declared Ohio's latest lethal injection procedure unconstitutional on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, and the ruling may pose problems for states that use the disputed sedative midazolam. Ohio has been unable to obtain pentobarbital, although other states such as Missouri and Texas have been able to without saying where it’s from. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
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FILE – This April 21, 2014, file photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Mark Christeson, convicted of killing a Missouri mother and her two children in February 1998. A federal judge declared Ohio's latest lethal injection procedure unconstitutional on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, and the ruling may pose problems for states that use the disputed sedative midazolam. Ohio has been unable to obtain pentobarbital, although other states such as Missouri and Texas have been able to without saying where it’s from. (Missouri Department of Corrections via AP, File)
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This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Tilon Lashon Carter, convicted of killing 89-year-old James Eldon Tomlin in Fort Worth, Texas in 2004. A federal judge declared Ohio's latest lethal injection procedure unconstitutional on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, and the ruling may pose problems for states that use the disputed sedative midazolam. Ohio has been unable to obtain pentobarbital, although other states such as Missouri and Texas have been able to without saying where it’s from. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
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A rally before the March for Life at the Washington Monument will feature members of the Trump administration, lawmakers and other high-profile activists. The largest pro-life gathering in the world is in its 44th year. (Associated Press)
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Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin speaks to the House Revenue and Taxation Committee at the state Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Little Rock, Ark. Griffin was testifying in favor of a bill that would cut taxes on military veterans who retire in the state. The bill passed the panel on a voice vote. (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)
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Oregon Senate Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, speaks in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Oregon legislative leaders are meeting at the Capitol in a forum with state media representatives to outline agendas for the upcoming legislative session in February. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Oregon House Minority Leader Mike McClane, left, R-Powell Butte, talks as House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, listens in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Oregon legislative leaders are meeting at the Capitol in a forum with state media representatives to outline agendas for the upcoming legislative session in February. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Oregon Senate Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli, middle, R-John Day, speaks as Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, and Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, listen in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Oregon legislative leaders are meeting at the Capitol in a forum with state media representatives to outline agendas for the upcoming legislative session in February. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, right, speaks as Oregon House Minority Leader Mike McClane, R-Powell Butte, listens in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Oregon legislative leaders are meeting at the Capitol in a forum with state media representatives to outline agendas for the upcoming legislative session in February. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, left, D-Salem, speaks as Senate Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli, middle, R-John Day, and Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, listen in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Oregon legislative leaders are meeting at the Capitol in a forum with state media representatives to outline agendas for the upcoming legislative session in February. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Oregon House Minority Leader Mike McClane, R-Powell Butte, speaks in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Oregon legislative leaders are meeting at the Capitol in a forum with state media representatives to outline agendas for the upcoming legislative session in February. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, left, D-Salem, speaks as Senate Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day, listens in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Oregon legislative leaders are meeting at the Capitol in a forum with state media representatives to outline agendas for the upcoming legislative session in February. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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In this Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
