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Republicans know this all too well. On Sunday, Republican leader Bob Dole urged Bush to avoid picking a nominee solely on the basis of his stance on abortion. He predicted that if the nominee favors overturning Roe v. Wade, "it's going to be a bloodbath getting the nomination confirmed...
...nominee pushed by conservative White House Chief of Staff John Sununu and approved by pro-lifer Bush is unlikely to be pro-choice. But neither Souter nor Bush has chosen to disclose the nominee's opinion on Roe v. Wade, Bush dismissing the issue as unimportant to confirmation...
...under review (which forbids the use of state funds for abortions). But she balked at the opportunity to let history record that the Supreme Court's first woman was also the one who provided the crucial vote to end abortion rights. "There will be time enough to re-examine Roe," she wrote, "and to do so carefully...
...that no amount of pressure will persuade O'Connor to overturn Roe altogether. As a result, pro-life groups are urging state legislatures to pass laws that will meet her "undue burden" test, placing crippling restrictions upon abortion without making it illegal. After examining O'Connor's opinions, the National Right to Life Committee last year drafted eight model laws for consideration by states, each designed for maximum appeal to her. "We are trying hard to avoid sending O'Connor tough cases," says Burke Balch, an attorney for the group. "We want the most moderate legislation possible that will still...
...just leave it with this: I joined Roe v. Wade, and I wrote the Akron case, which reaffirmed Roe v. Wade. I have had no occasion to consider whether I would change my views, and I have no reason to believe that I would...