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To: Itzlzha

You do know she fought against the Bar trying to take a pro-choice stance?


2,515 posted on 10/03/2005 2:09:00 PM PDT by rwfromkansas (http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
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To: rwfromkansas
You do know she fought against the Bar trying to take a pro-choice stance?

I've been trying to get some details on that, such as one of the letters that she sent from the Texas Bar to the ABA. Seems the pro-choice resolution had some history to it, not "passing" the first time it was proposed. Oh, I haven't found the resolution either.

THE FEMINIST CHRONICLES - 1990

The American Bar Association (ABA) rescinded the policy it adopted in February opposing legislation that interfered with a woman's constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy at any time before viability or thereafter to protect her life or health. The ABA adopted a policy that it characterized as "neutral," taking no position on abortion. (08/90)

http://www.feminist.org/research/chronicles/fc1990.html


Travis County Women Lawyers' Association (TCWLA) announced publicly in March 1990 its support of the right of women to make their own reproductive choices. This announcement was a direct response to a letter by the president of the State Bar of Texas to the American Bar Association (ABA) denouncing the ABA's adoption of a pro-choice resolution.

http://www.tcwla.org/aboutus.html

The resolution was adopted in 1992, and again was objected to by the Texas Bar.

But, in any event, I think Miers' participation is as the person who represents the interests of the Texas bar, and her actions as such don't necessarily reflect her personal point of view. Quite a few ABA memvbers resigned from the ABA when the resolution was passed. Miers did not resign.

2,576 posted on 10/03/2005 2:37:11 PM PDT by Cboldt
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