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Press Release
205 South Whiting Street., Suite 260
Alexandria , VA 22304
E-mail: GOP4Choice@erols.comThe End of Women's Rights?
For Immediate Release
July 1, 2005
Contact: Ann Stone
703-212-0890 (Office)
703-447-1404 (Cell)Alexandria , VA - Republicans For Choice, PAC today issued a statement thanking Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor for protecting women's rights with her leadership and vote to protect Roe v. Wade on not one but two occasions, Webster 1989 and Casey 1992.
To paraphrase what Justice O'Connor wrote in the Casey decision, she found that in order for women to participate equally in today's society, their right to choose must be protected. But the real question is will Bush's nominee have the same respect for women's rights?
“I was honored to be able to meet with Justice O'Connor just some months ago when I had the opportunity at the Supreme Court to thank her in person for the role she's played for women and, specifically, upholding the right to choose” said Ann Stone, National Chairman of Republicans For Choice.
“The shock of her decision to step down is just now setting in and what this will mean not only for her replacement, but that it may also make the way easier for Associate Justice Scalia to be named Chief Justice,” Stone added.
“If Bush nominates somebody anti-choice to replace this stalwart of individual freedom, he's going to have a real revolution on his hands” said Ben Wallner, Director of Administration.
“The President should remember what happened to his father in reaction to the Webster Decision in 1989, which caused a tidal wave of pro-choice backlash against Republicans in each of the 1989, 1990 and 1992 elections” said Stone. “Women and moderates ran away from the party in droves.”
Added Stone, “Any hope George Bush has of a positive legacy would be wiped out if he nominates the wrong person.”
“We will be watching and so will our members.”
Republicans for Choice, PAC is a national organization of Republican Party legislators, activists and voters with over 125,000 members. Its goals are to remove the current anti-choice plank from the national platform and support republican pro-choice candidates.
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Republicans for Choice |205 South Whiting Street, Suite #260 | Alexandria, VA 22304
(703) 212-0890 | gop4choice@erols.com"This Republicans For Choice committee is a political action group and is not a part of, or affiliated with, Planned Parenthood."
