Roberts' wife is unequivocal in opposition to Roe v. Wade

Buffalo News ^ | 7/22/05 | Richard Serrano

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

A new Supreme Court nominee means another chance to stoke the incendiary debate on the issue of abortion. But for the lawyer wife of Federal Judge John G. Roberts Jr., the matter is clearly settled.

While Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr.'s views on abortion triggered intense debate on Capitol Hill this week, there was no mistaking where his wife stands: Jane Sullivan Roberts, a lawyer, is ardently against abortion.

A Catholic like her husband, Jane Roberts has been deeply involved in the pro-life movement. She lends her name, money and professional advice to a small Washington-based organization - Feminists for Life of America - that offers counseling and educational programs. The group has filed legal briefs before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of abortion.

A spouse's views normally are not considered relevant in weighing someone's job suitability. But abortion is likely to figure prominently in the Senate debate over Roberts' nomination. And with his position on the divisive issue unclear, abortion rights supporters expressed concern that his wife's views might suggest that he also embraces efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade.

"It's unclear how all this will affect her husband," said Jennifer Palmieri, a spokeswoman with the Center for American Progress, a liberal public policy group. "It's possible that he would have a different view than her. It's just that in the absence of information about this guy, people are looking at her and trying to read the tea leaves."....

[old and tired]

It must be nice to be the father of such a controlled child. I freely admit that all of our children gave us hell in their formative years (some more than others). Our daughters didn't give us hell until their late teens and well into their 20's.

So all I'll say is if you haven't passed that stage with your daughter yet, watch out...

[Revenge of Sith]

I don't recall Nancy ever saying openly that she's pro-choice like Barbara Bush did shortly after her husband left office. I remember reading in some book that Patti disagreed with "her parents" on the abortion issue and I know that Nancy said in her own book that she didn't approve of Patti living with Bernie Leadon of the Eagles without being married.

Laura Bush did say shortly before her husband was inaugurated that she doesn't think Roe v. Wade should be overturned, but she did say last year that she's against embryonic stem cell research.

[johnb838]

Well, you really can't give him a whippin' on national TV.

[johnb838]

She wasn't having a good time with that child. But you know, when something like that happens, the best thing to do is roll with it. Smile, shrug your shoulders, boys will be boys. He wasn't being all THAT bad.

[absolootezer0]

other than the financial hardship part, it seemed like something yer average dimmy lib would try to do. :)

[joyspring777]

Was there ever released recordings or text of what she said for us to hear or read and make our own decisions?

The liberal press love to drive wedges. I wonder what was really said?

[joyspring777]

Was there ever released recordings or text of what she said for us to hear or read and make our own decisions?

Do you know where to find text? Recordings? I would like one, the other or both. It is not about doubting you, I would like to peruse it myself.

I am thinking others might too.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Excellent.

Where is NOW for Roberts’ wife while she is being attacked?

[goldstategop]

Of course if his wife had "pro-choice" views, none of this would be an issue. Liberals just look at people in a different light if they are pro-life. Judge Roberts may or may not want to overturn Roe but the Left won't care. What matters is preserving the liberal sacrament and so Jane Roberts is quite simply fair game.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[berkley]

NOW is in the same place they were in defending Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey and the other Clinton bimbo eruptions.

[Shawndell Green]

True and you really never have to give a child a whipping in order to get them to behave. You just have to be firm, fair, and consistant and use both positive and negitive reinforcement and then the child will behave. Of course it takes time, effort, and self dicipline on the part of the parent to teach the child that misbehavior is not in the child's best interest and that good behaviour leads to good things happening for the child. Most women are too soft and they think that by ignoring bad behavior and giving in to a child's demands that they are being good to the child while what they are really doing is creating selfish, spoiled, little monsters.

I'll bet that kid down in Aruba who killed the American girl was always spoiled by his permissive parents.

My sister out in California and my sister in law in Holland both have four year old children, one a boy and the other a girl, who are spoiled rotten and are a real pain in the a$$ to be around. Both women had the kids late in life and both women are resigned to having spoiled brats for kids.

My wife works teaching first graders at a conservative Catholic school and she gets some of these willful and spoiled children who have been given everything except time and discipline. My wife cannot get anything accomplished if every child is running wild and she is not allowed to spank the children. She manages to shape the children's behavior over time, by denying the children who disobey what ever it is that they most value, whether that be art class, recess, or whatever. It does not take the kids too long to get the message that if they want to have a good time at school, they have to cooperate with their teacher. My wife tells me that some of the hardest cases soon become some of her most affectionate pupils. The kids eventually come to appreciate the discipline and the care and concern that it represents.

[Shawndell Green]

All's well that ends well.

[joyspring777]

Thank you...I actually found the text in full and will be analyzing it for my perspective.

I can't find Whoopi's. Any links out there?

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Heinz was a liberal Republican

Still better than a moderate Democrat!

[Texasforever]

Can someone tell me why people are calling a man who supports the status quo conservative?

Uhhhh... that is the very definition of conservative.