In the time honored Washington tradition of newly nominated Supreme Court candidates, Ms. Sotomajor has been "vague" about her position on abortion. In all fairness, I should add that past Republican nominees have danced the dance as well.
During the course of his interview with her, Obama says that he and Ms. Sotomajor did not talk about abortion rights "specifically"......and I'm a Jamaican astronaut.
~~John Cronin~~
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/28/AR2009052803937.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter
By Robert Barnes and Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writers
The White House scrambled yesterday to assuage worries from liberal groups about Judge Sonia Sotomayor's scant record on abortion rights, delivering strong but vague assurances that the Supreme Court nominee agrees with President Obama's belief in constitutional protections for a woman's right to the procedure.
Facing concerns about the issue from supporters rather than detractors, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama did not ask Sotomayor specifically about abortion rights during their interview. But Gibbs indicated that the White House is nonetheless sure she 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." The Supreme Court found that the right to privacy provided a woman the choice to terminate a pregnancy in its early stages.
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