The following summarizes selected women's health-related videos.

Nebraska Laws Spurs Debates: Several media outlets featured reaction to two new Nebraska antiabortion laws that many observers expect to prompt court challenges. On CNN's "American Morning," CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin and Politics Daily's Patricia Murphy discussed how the laws differ from existing antiabortion statutes and how related issues could factor into the Supreme Court nomination process (Acosta, "American Morning," CNN, 4/14). Elsewhere on CNN, Julie Schmit-Albin, executive director of Nebraska Right to Life, and Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, debated the legitimacy of claims from the laws' supporters that fetuses can feel pain at 20 weeks' gestation (King, CNN, "John King USA," 4/15). On "The Rachel Maddow Show," Tracy Weitz, director of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, explained scientific studies refuting the notion that fetuses feel pain, and she discussed the legal implications of both laws (Maddow, "The Rachel Maddow Show," MSNBC, 4/14).

Analysts Parse Supreme Court News: News of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' pending retirement prompted a flurry of speculation about potential successors. On MSNBC's "Hardball," NBC News justice correspondent Pete Williams and Senate Judiciary Committee member Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) discussed factors Obama might consider in choosing a nominee (Matthews, "Hardball," MSNBC, 4/9). Slate's Dahlia Lithwick, appearing on "Rachel Maddow," explained the significance of a nominee's potential to sway close votes toward the left. Maddow also reviewed past nomination fights (Maddow, "The Rachel Maddow Show," MSNBC, 4/9). On PBS' "NewsHour," Judy Woodruff spoke with Northwestern University School of Law professor John McGinnis, Stanford Law School constitutional law professor Kathleen Sullivan, and Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal about Stevens' retirement and the process of securing a replacement (Woodruff, "NewsHour," PBS, 4/9).

Maddow Reflects on Stupak: In reporting on Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) retirement announcement, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said although she believes Stupak was "wrong and disingenuous" in his antiabortion "crusade" during the health reform debate, she and her staff genuinely wish him "all the best in his retirement." The clip also includes excerpts from Stupak's press conference announcing his plans (Maddow, "The Rachel Maddow Show," MSNBC, 4/9).

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