In a piece entitled “Abortion Rights Backers Get Reassurances on Nominee,” The Washington Post is effectively reporting that pro-life supporters may indeed have something to fear after all in President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the highest court in the land. While the humorous White House press secretary Robert Gibbs insisted that the President did not quiz Judge Sotomayor on how she would vote on an issue pertaining to abortion should she be confirmed by the Senate to the Supreme Court,
Gibbs indicated that the White House is nonetheless sure [Sotomayor] agrees with the constitutional underpinnings of Roe v. Wade, which 36 years ago provided abortion rights nationwide.
“In their discussions, they talked about the theory of constitutional interpretation, generally, including her views on unenumerated rights in the Constitution and the theory of settled law,” Gibbs said. “He left very comfortable with her interpretation of the Constitution being similar to that of his.”
In a 2007 debate during the campaign, then-candidate Obama said, “I would not appoint somebody who doesn’t believe in the right to privacy.”
Most troubling is that The Post goes on to note that:
White House officials appeared eager to send a message that abortion rights groups do not need to worry about how [Sotomayor] might rule in a challenge to Roe v. Wade.
