Although Judge Sotomayor has never ruled in a abortion decision, there is enough information to report on the following.
An associate of Sotomayor, George Pavia stated, "I can guarantee, she will be for abortion rights." Although she has not directly dealt with abortion rights, the following information is available. Prior to becoming a federal judge, she was a governing board member of the Puerto Rico Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF). While there, the organization filed 6 briefs in prominent abortion related cases. This organization seeks abortion, as a fundamental right, akin to the right to free speech and the right to vote. Judge Sotomayor, has never disavowed the position, that organization held. In two separate briefs, filed before the US Supreme Court, the PRLDEF argued against limitations on tax-payer funded abortions. Judge Sotomayor's PRLDEF record indicates she would be against ultrasound requirements. This is revealed in the Fund's brief, in Webster v Reproductive Health Service, that argued against ultrasound testing for every abortion.
PRLDEF, in a legal brief, argued to have Pennsylvania's reporting requirements for abortion abolished.
Every indication seems to indicate that Judge Sotomayor, would be an abortion proponent. Some say, she will just be replacing the pro-abortion David Souter on the Supreme Court. However, there are strong reasons to believe, that she will go further than Souter did. She would not only uphold the current regime of abortion on demand for all 9 months of pregnancy, for any reason, but go further, seeking to radically re-interpret the Constitution by making abortion, a fundamental right. If that happened, it would eliminate more than 500 state and federal abortion laws, supported by the vast majority of American people (parental notice & taxpayer funding).
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