Harriet Miers Must Demonstrate Support for Fundamental America Freedoms
State looks to Kohl & Feingold to demand answers from nominee for O’Connor’s swing seat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Madison, WI – NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin, the political arm of the state’s pro-choice movement, reacted quickly to President Bush’s nomination of Harriet Miers to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The organization mobilized thousands of Wisconsinites during the confirmation of John Roberts and expects to increase the level of citizen participation in the Miers nomination process.
“Wisconsinites want a supreme court justice who respects and protects our fundamental freedoms, including a woman’s right to choose, in the O’Connor tradition,” said Kelda Helen Roys, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin. “The burden is on the Bush Administration and Harriet Miers to prove that she is a moderate who will uphold our health and privacy rights.”
Miers, 60, has little public record; however, she has been a longtime trusted advisor to the president. Roys continued, “Bush has had many years to learn about Miers’ views. Now, it is incumbent upon Bush and this nominee to share with the American people her views on critical issues, including the right to privacy.”
This session, the Court will hear two cases affecting reproductive rights, one of which could eviscerate the protections of Roe v. Wade. Two-thirds of Americans want to see Roe v. Wade upheld, and whomever is confirmed to replace O’Connor will determine the future of the right to choose.
“With so much at stake for Wisconsinites, we look to our Senators, Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold, to show their leadership in protecting the fundamental Constitutional freedoms that we all cherish.”
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Contact: Kelda Helen Roys, (608) 213-4502
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