Washington D.C., Jun 29, 2010 / 17:03 pm
In Tuesday confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has confirmed her belief that past high court decisions require that any state regulation of abortion protect the “health” of women seeking abortions. One pro-life group objected that this exception constituted a “massive loophole” barring most regulation of the procedure.
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) brought up abortion jurisprudence in the confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
“Do you believe the constitution requires that the health of the mother be protected in any statute restricting access to abortion?” the Senator asked.
Kagan replied that the “continuing holding” of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton was that “women’s life and women’s health have to be protected in abortion regulation.”