Strike Two for Bush: Federal Abortion Ban Again Struck Down By Court
(St. Louis, MO) – "Here in the heart of the country, where women's access to reproductive health care is endangered more each year, we're gratified by this Court's ruling that this law was unconstitutional without a health exception to protect women," said Carolyn Sullivan, Executive Director of NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri. "We need to ensure that women's health is never endangered in the way it was in the legislation passed by our current anti-choice Congress and signed by President Bush," Sullivan added."
Since his first full day in office, President Bush has worked to limit women’s freedom. He has violated the right to keep our medical histories private. He has limited access to birth control and responsible sex education that can help reduce the need for abortions. And he has consistently nominated anti-choice ideologues to the federal courts who are hostile to a woman’s right to privacy and right to choose, painting a clear picture of his future Supreme Court nominees. Indeed, a new book confirms that the White House has already approached arch-conservative Clarence Thomas about elevating him to Chief Justice if the opportunity arises.
If President Bush gets the chance to fill multiple seats on the Supreme Court, not only this decision, but the fundamental right to choose itself will be at risk.
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For more information about how you can make a difference this year, contact NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri at 531.8616.
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