Take Action: Where does Judge Sotomayor stand on Roe?

Last month, we asked you to join us in asking President Obama to nominate a justice who supports a woman's right to choose an abortion, and your response was extraordinary. Actions like this do have a ripple effect and we hope our message carries all the way to the White House.

Please take the next step with us and send a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy asking him to engage Judge Sonia Sotomayor and any future nominees to the Court on their commitment to the principles of Roe v. Wade.

How do I send a letter?

It's easy! Just copy the comments that the Center for Reproductive Rights has drafted for you below and paste them here, or go to http://leahy.senate.gov/contact.cfm.

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Subject Line: Where does Judge Sotomayor stand on Roe?

Dear Senator Leahy,

I am joining the Center for Reproductive Rights today as it calls on you and the Senate Judiciary Committee to conduct a fair and open Supreme Court confirmation process. As an American citizen, I want to know that President Obama's nominee Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor supports recognized constitutional rights, including a woman's right to choose an abortion.

It's critical that the Senate Judiciary Committee engage Judge Sotomayor and any future nominees to the Court on their commitment to the principles of Roe v. Wade. The last Supreme Court decision on abortion was 5 to 4 and diluted the constitutional protections for a woman's right to abortion.

Now is the time for the Senate to stand up for a woman's right to choose and to acknowledge the central role it plays. Anything short of that threatens not only a woman's constitutional rights, but her life and health.

Thank you for your time and attention to this critical issue.

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