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Choice Headlines

12/10/2011
Senators hear testimony in favor of Heartbeat Bill

12/9/2011
'Heartbeat Bill' Debate Continues In Ohio

12/8/2011
Backers push ‘heartbeat’ bill to halt abortions

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Press Releases

12/21/2011
Governor Kasich Continues War on Women Signs Unconstitutional H.B. 79 into Law

12/14/2011
Latest Attack in the War On Women: Ohio Senate passes unconstitutional insurance ban, H.B. 79 H.B. 125 indefinitely shelved

12/7/2011
Women’s Health Should Come First

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Supreme Court Justices' Positions on Choice

Modified: 01/25/2011

Where do the Supreme Court justices stand on a woman's right to make private medical decisions?

Chief Justice John Roberts

In 2005, Chief Justice Roberts joined the Supreme Court at the age of 50, practically guaranteeing that he will guide the Court for many years to come. Chief Justice Roberts has already demonstrated his anti-choice position on the Court by voting to uphold the Federal Abortion Ban, a law that undoes critical protections previously afforded by Roe v. Wade.

Justice Samuel Alito, Jr.

Justice Alito's anti-choice position was already well-documented before he joined the Supreme Court. By voting to uphold the Federal Abortion Ban, he showed that his anti-choice stance has not changed since his confirmation to the Supreme Court.

Justice Steven G. Breyer

Justice Breyer is one of the strongest supporters of reproductive freedom on the court today. If Breyer retired and was replaced by a less vigorous supporter of the right to choose, the balance would shift dramatically. The U.S. Supreme Court decided the two most significant recent cases concerning the fundamental right to choose by a one-vote margin.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Justice Ginsburg is one of the strongest supporters of the right to choose on the Supreme Court. Her opinions while on the Court, as well as her professional activities prior to becoming a federal court judge in 1980, demonstrate her commitment to the constitutional rights of privacy and choice. If Ginsburg retired and was replaced by a less vigorous supporter of the right to choose, the balance would shift dramatically. The last two cases addressing the fundamental right to choose were decided by a one-vote margin.

Justice Elena Kagan

Justice Kagan was sworn in as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on August 7, 2010 She has not yet ruled on a woman's right to choose.

Justice Anthony Kennedy

Kennedy has been touted by many as a so-called "swing" vote on the issue of a woman's right to choose. Despite the fact that Kennedy refused to overturn Roe v. Wade in the Casey plurality opinion, his other reproductive rights decisions show that his support for the right to choose is tenuous. Most recently, he authored the Carhart opinion upholding the Federal Abortion Ban, putting women's health in serious jeopardy.

Justice Antonin Scalia

Justice Scalia is an extremely anti-choice member of the Court. He consistently votes to limit a woman's right to choose, and has called for Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey to be overruled.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Justice Sotomayor was sworn in as a justice on August 8, 2009. She has yet to rule on any cases addressing a woman's right to choose.

Justice Clarence Thomas

Justice Thomas is an extremely anti-choice member of the Court. He consistently votes to limit a woman's right to choose, and has called for Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey to be overruled.

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