Sotomayor: Roe Is "Settled" Law
Sonia Sotomayor said today that the 1973 SCOTUS ruling in the abortion rights case Roe v. Wade is "settled law." She also said that decision was upheld in the 1992 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
"Casey reaffirmed the holding in Roe," she said, responding to questions from Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI). "That is the Supreme Court's settled interpretation of what the court holding is and it's reaffirmance of it."
Over the course of her long career, Sotomayor has not ruled in an abortion-related matter. This marks her first public affirmation for support of the precedent set in the landmark case.
It's worth noting that Norma McCorvey, known as "Jane Roe" in the SCOTUS case, was arrested yesterday in Washington for disrupting Sotomayor's hearing. In recent years, McCorvey, 61, has become an abortion protester.
(JENNIFER SKALKA)