Where Will Sonia Sotomayor Stand on Abortion, Roe v. Wade?
Judge Sonia Sotomayor may be a history-maker, but it s more because of her Hispanic heritage than her womanhood. After all, it s been decades since Sandra Day O Connor broke the judicial glass ceiling by becoming the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg followed; thus, having a woman on the High Court became an accepted fact. Indeed, Sotomayor s chief rivals for the new Justice position were all of the female persuasion. Pro-abortion groups have expressed concern that Sotomayor s stand on Roe is unknown; the White House has answered by claiming its confidence that she s on the same side of the judicial philosophical spectrum as President Barack Obama, who steadfastly supports Roe. Meanwhile, pro-life groups such as the more than 3,000 chapters-strong National Right to Life are asking some pertinent questions: Does Sotomayor believe that the Supreme Court has a right to override the decisions of elected lawmakers on partial-birth abortion a heinous practice
