Core legal rights for women are in serious jeopardy. So much that we hold dear is now up for grabs - the right to choose, strong protections against sex discrimination, the power of Congress to protect the public in areas like family leave, and more. |
He has an extensive track record of employment decisions to undermine women's rights in the workplace. |
It is so central to these anti-discrimination laws to make sure those that complain about discrimination are protected. If we can't protect the people -- like Roderick Jackson -- who complain, it is not only an injustice to them, it undermines the very substance of these discrimination laws to make sure those who see that something wrong are protected when they bring it to attention with authority to fix it. |
Like Justice Thomas during his confirmation hearing, Judge Roberts said there is a right to privacy and it applies to the marital relationship and the use of contraceptives, but he refused to say how much further its protections would go. |
Neither one believes the fact that [Roberts] was an excellent student in school and a superb lawyer in private practice means the end of the inquiry. |
Nothing is over until it's over. What's really important is to let the dust settle a little and to let the implications of these hearings settle in. |
The first question is (having) enough votes to win defeat. It's also important that the filibuster remain as an option on the table. The filibuster is there for a reason. |
The stakes for all Americans are high, especially for women if their core legal rights are limited, weakened or potentially overturned, |
This is a step back. Instead of seeing more diversity (on the court) at a time of increasing diversity in the country ... we're seeing less. |
We looked very hard to try to get a better set of data for a lot of indicators. And on violence against women, the only data we felt confident about was national. We couldn't get it for state-by-state. |
Women just do not have access to health care services. We as a country have to do better. Improving access is one of the highest priorities. |
Women will not reach the health status they really deserve without attention to all these issues. |