Terri
05-29-2009, 07:56 AM
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
Associated Press
May 29, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the few things conservatives and liberals agree on when it comes to Sonia Sotomayor is that her views on abortion rights are a mystery -- and one that must be solved before she can be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice.
Sotomayor's nomination has reopened a politically and emotionally charged debate over abortion that's energized interest groups on the left and right -- all working to draw members, money and attention by ensuring the issue features prominently in the judge's confirmation hearings.
Unlike many liberal organizations that came out swiftly and enthusiastically to back Sotomayor, abortion-rights groups are withholding their support until she answers questions on the court's 1973 legalization decision and the principles behind it.
More (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2009/may/0529_sotomayor_abort ion1.shtml)
Associated Press
May 29, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the few things conservatives and liberals agree on when it comes to Sonia Sotomayor is that her views on abortion rights are a mystery -- and one that must be solved before she can be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice.
Sotomayor's nomination has reopened a politically and emotionally charged debate over abortion that's energized interest groups on the left and right -- all working to draw members, money and attention by ensuring the issue features prominently in the judge's confirmation hearings.
Unlike many liberal organizations that came out swiftly and enthusiastically to back Sotomayor, abortion-rights groups are withholding their support until she answers questions on the court's 1973 legalization decision and the principles behind it.
More (http://www.gopusa.com/news/2009/may/0529_sotomayor_abort ion1.shtml)