Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit Discussion

Senator Hillary Clinton reacted to the 5-4 Gonzales v. Carhart decision the same day:

“This decision marks a dramatic departure from four decades of Supreme Court rulings that upheld a woman’s right to choose and recognized the importance of women’s health. Today’s decision blatantly defies the Court’s recent decision in 2000 striking down a state partial-birth abortion law because of its failure to provide an exception for the health of the mother. As the Supreme Court recognized in Roe v. Wade in 1973, this issue is complex and highly personal; the rights and lives of women must be taken into account. It is precisely this erosion of our constitutional rights that I warned against when I opposed the nominations of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito.”

Senator Clinton wouldn’t have put John Roberts and Sam Alito on the bench. That’s why we need to make sure that Senator Clinton, our party’s best bet in 2008, receives all the support she can get. Please consider making a donation today: any amount will be of great help not just to Senator Clinton’s campaign but to the reproductive rights of women across the country.