‘Roe’ of Roe v. Wade Arrested at Sotomayor Hearings

Abortion is legal, as it should be. Those who have so much sympathy and compassion for the unborn have very little sympathy and compassion once the child is born and the family struggles. The majority of anti-abortionists are simply hypocrites..

Don’t like abortion? Don’t have one.

Wow, indy_voter, you paint with a very broad brush. If a family struggles, it’s not the baby’s fault. Just poor planning or lack thereof. Don’t want to struggle? Abstain, or at the very least, use protection. Don’t use your financial situation as an excuse to kill the unborn.

IT SEEM ODD TO ME THAT THE SAME REPUBLICANS WHO ARE ANTI ABORTION ARE THE SAME ONE’S WHO RANT AND RAVE ABOUT PROGRAMS TO HELP THE POOR. WELL HERE IS A CLUE, WE ARE NOT ALL BORN INTO WEALTH, SOME WOMEN FIND THEMSELVES IN SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE VERH DIFFICULT DECISIONS. TO STAND ON THE OUTSIDE, AND SNEER DOWN UPON SOMEONE LESS FORTUNATE THAT YOURSELF IS JUST AS MUCH OF A SIN IN MY BOOK. EITHER HELP THE HUMAN CONDITION OR SHUT THE HELL UP!

The religious right make it difficult to be a Christian. I challange any of them to show me where Jesus said that abortion was murder, or for that matter even a sin.
However he does say very clearly, Do not judge or you too will be judged, for in the same way you judge others, you will be judged. I guess they missed that leason as they march like soldiers looking for more reasons to hate.

What is ridiculous is that Sotomayor’s stance on abortion rights is actually very murky. And why does the fact that this woman “Roe” changed her mind matter? If Brown from Brown vs Ed changed his mind does that negate the validity of desegretation? I’m not sure what the point of Sotomayor’s being catholic has to do with anything? Lots of catholics are pro-choice. This woman “Roe” is a loose cannon. She seems to be getting more and more unstable.

Isn’t it ironic that in hindsight this woman realized what a mistake she had made. There probably aren’t too many parents who weren’t terrified of becoming parents even if it is something that they wanted very much. It is a normal reaction. Abortion is like suicide it is a permanent solution to what may be a temporary problem, you don’t realize what you are capable of as a parent until you become one, how could you?
I don’t think too many people are against abortions if the case is extreme, the mother’s life is in danger for example but when you look at the statistics the majority of abortions are not due to this.
Nor are there many that are performed because of rape or incest, those cases are even more rare. Many if not most abortions are to those who have had two or more and making abortion a form of birth control is what most people abhor.
It hasn’t been the last resort for many but the first choice.

When people say they are against girls getting abortions, my first question to them is how many have you adopted???? If you have, then you have the right to stand up and have your say. If you haven’t, then sit down and keep you mouth closed.

Michael M, let me give you a taste of your own logic:
Are you a foster parent for abused children? B/c by your logic, if not than you don’t have the right to say child abuse is wrong.
Have you taken in Darfurian refugees? B/c if not then using your logic you can’t say genocide is wrong.
Your analogies and logic are horribly flawed… Everyone has the right to speak out against things they believe are atrocities, even if they don’t have the capacity to be a part of the solution.
Take time to think before you speak.

Wow, does no one on here realize that there is birth control given out free so that you DO NOT get pregnant? Abortion is murder because it is a baby and anyone who has seen an ultra sound at 9 weeks or is in the medical field knows this. If you make a stupid mistake and don’t use birth control, you have to live with the consequences whether that is keeping the baby or letting another famliy adopt it.

Do as I say, not as I did.

Were it not for the after the fact abuse that “right to chose” proponents suffered at the intrusions of 3rd party pushy people — Ms. McConvey position would not have evolved. Perhaps – beneath — her anger at being judged — her position remains the same as it was in 1973. Undoubtedly, in 1973 she believed she was doing the right thing. In 2009, however, It is not difficult to imagine that thirty six years of unwelcome notoriety kept Ms. McConvey on an emotional teeter-totter that took an agonizing toll on her resolve.
At different stages in our lives, we face different circumstances which would lead us to different decisions. This is not to say that hindsight is 20/20. This is to say that one should not have to put private medical decisions into the court of public opinion. Had Ms. McConvey’s choice of 36 years ago remained private — I sense today, she would be no worse for the wear.
It is only when loud mouth anti-choice hate-mongers show up at medical facilities with guns and intimidation tactics and religious epithets, hounding those with differing values face to face and through media inspired politicians creating religious arguments where church and state are supposed to be separate. It is that life intrusion that the media parlays into the controversies that feel person and invoke the self-doubt that erodes the spirit of self-determination.
39 years ago Ms. McConvey did a brave thing –she allowed her case to go before the Supreme Court and in turn the international media. She has earned the right to offer us her perspective through Q * A with the nominee. While her presence was not on the formal agenda
- it would have been more respectful to Ms. Roe to offer to add her questions and comments to the schedule at some point. Why? This woman’s life choice was not only codified into a law — but it has been reintroduced into every election since then. Too most women, she is a unique hero with a unique perspective — that will never be replaced by a longitudinal study.
I believe it would benefit the public for her to pose questions to this nominee as she has first hand knowledge of how a Supreme Court decision will ruin or sustain the unique combination of attributes which create the national character we pledge our allegiance to under the auspices of the American Flag.
“E pluribus unum” One of many — yes. But Ms McConvey is a pivotal ONE.
Her presence in the Supreme Court should be no less welcome than Henry Ford’s construction of GreenField Village to symbolically undo the “Concreting and Polluting and Mass Industrialization” ” of America.
As we move forward, it is wise to keep track of where we have been and what we would do differently — if we could do it again.
Agree or disagree — Ms. McConvey has had the opportunity to develop a rare wisdom which could provide enlightenment. This day may not have been the appropriate time — but this hearing — before it is over — is indeed – an appropriate time.
Before the votes are cast.

Wow,what a bunch of sick individuals most of you are. Have you ever seen what they do to these “clumps of cells.” These full term 9 month old babies are stabbed in the head with a scissors, then a vacum is taken to their brain. You are very sick, uniformed excuses for Americans.

Very, very provocative article below about Sotomayor’s controversial judicial philosophy and the “Wise Latina” comment. A must read considering the incessant line of questioning by Republican senators!
“Through the Sonia Sotomayor Looking Glass”