Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor: "Refers to abortion as 'a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy.'"
Sotomayor Calls Abortion a “Right” at Final Hearing
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jul/09071614.html
“…One question from Sen. Lyndsey Graham (R-NC) on the candidate’s role in a strongly pro-abortion civil rights group prompted Sotomayor to refer to abortion as ‘a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy.’”
“Graham pressed Sotomayor on her role as longtime board member at the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF), a group that signed on to at least five strongly pro-abortion amicus curiae briefs under Sotomayor.”
“One brief, signed by several interest groups, stated: ‘All Amici share an urgent concern that the Court clearly and unequivocally reaffirm Roe v. Wade. … They fear that any tampering with the right to abortion recognized in Roe will have a powerful, adverse impact on the liberty, equality and health of poor women and women of color.’”
“The same brief also said Roe v. Wade recognized a ‘fundamental right’ to abortion without which women ‘were stripped of the right of self-determination that is a given for men.’”
Pro-Life Leader Tells Senate Committee Sonia Sotomayor Would Back Abortion
http://www.lifenews.com/nat5234.html
“The only representative of a pro-life group to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court urged members of the panel to vote against her. Charmaine Yoest told senators that Sotomayor would support abortion on the high court…”
“‘Based on our research, we believe that Judge Sotomayor’s judicial philosophy is far outside of the mainstream, and that her confirmation will dramatically shift the dynamics of the Court,’ she said.”
“‘Finally, we believe that as a justice, Judge Sotomayor would undermine any efforts by our elected representatives to pass even the most widely accepted regulations on abortion and circumvent the will of the people,’ Yoest said…”
Edited on July 17, 2009 to add:
Dr. Charmaine Yoest Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee
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