Dr. Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life, testified before the Committee earlier this week during Sotomayor's hearings. Yoest calls it a myth that information is lacking on the nominee's record on life issues.
"What the Americans United for Life legal team has found is that during her time serving as a board member on the Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund, she was involved with six cases that went before the Supreme Court with amicus briefs in which they argued very radical pro-abortion views," she points out, "and so we're extremely concerned about her approach to the bench."
Charmaine Yoest (AUL)Yoest fears possible hostility toward regulation of abortion. "We absolutely believe that we should be emphasizing equal justice under the law; that a judge on the Supreme Court should be an impartial observer," she concludes.
She believes Sotomayor could be extremely interventionist and an activist for certain causes while on the Supreme Court.
During her hearings this week, Sotomayor was asked how she felt about Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S. She said she considers the question of abortion rights "settled" law, and that there is a constitutional right to privacy. She declined to say if she agreed with the high court's precedent on the issue of abortion.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
Publish Date: July 17, 2009
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