Sotomayor calls abortion rights 'settled law'

AP on Yahoo ^ | 7/14/09 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court aspirant Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that she considers the question of abortion rights is settled precedent and says there is a constitutional right to privacy.

The federal appeals court judge was asked at her confirmation hearing Tuesday to state how she felt about the landmark Roe versus Wade ruling legalizing abortion in 1973.

Sotomayor told the Senate Judiciary Committee that "there is a right of privacy. The court has found it in various places in the Constitution." She said this right is stated in the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure and in the 14th Amendment guaranteeing equal protection of the law. She declined to say pointblank if she agreed with the high court's precedent on this volatile issue.

[MEGoody]

I most definitely support privacy rights. But prior to Roe v. Wade, never - NEVER - have privacy rights come in to play in cases of murder. A murderer cannot be protected because he has a right to privacy regarding his/her choice to murder.

Since scientifically, we know, I say again, we KNOW that a human being is created at conception, why in the world is the privacy right argument allowed to be used to protect certain murderers?

[MozarkDawg]

Since scientifically, we know, I say again, we KNOW that a human being is created at conception, why in the world is the privacy right argument allowed to be used to protect certain murderers?

Because women were trying to pay back men for the centuries of holding power over them. In the past, men had total control over them, their bodies, a husband could commit his wife to an asylum with no questions asked, she had no recourse, just one example. This was the only method they had to use against men, the only thing they had to exert a power trip and they've succeeded in the brain-washing, unfortunately.

[Venturer]

Man: That is one sickening picture. No. 3

[We Won 77]

You know that abortion is the state’s issue? It would fall under state’s rights. Roe v. Wade applied no federal mandate, it is up to individual states.

[mnehring]

You know that abortion is the state’s issue?

I have seen this argued both ways. It may not be a State's right issue if the argument is made that abortion denies one of the Constitutional protections of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution: .....nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...

I've also seen argued 13th amendment be used as it forbids one from owning the life of another. I think it is most efficiently fought on the State level first, but it is an issue that could be fought on both levels.

[mono]

Alito and Roberts both gave the settled law answer. It is standard procedure. You do not expect a nominee to give a controversial answer do you?

[EagleUSA]

You do not expect a nominee to give a controversial answer do you?
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Not at all — especially not this one as radical and racist as she is. At the same time, it is indicative of the general attitude of the court which is unsettling to say the least. The SCOTUS has become a political body, as opposed to the impartial, pro-Constitution, strict-law-interpreting body that it should be. If I was not correct in making this statement, Biden would probably be president now....

[SoldierDad]

Not according to Sotomayor and most all of the libs in this country

[Salvation]

[facedown]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

[Salvation]

In this case over 13 million words.

God bless the innocents who have been and will be killed.

[Salvation]

I’d like to see one on Latino abortions right now with Sotomayor.