Ayotte vs. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.
It is scheduled for Nov 30. They want O'Connor to hear the case, and hopefully, delay Alito's confirmation long enough for her to rule.
O'Connor Resignation, Local Case Puts NH Women's Health and Safety in Spotlight
Friday, July 1, 2005
By: Dawn Touzin
PPNNE Press Release -- The resignation of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, combined with this fall's upcoming Supreme Court case, Ayotte vs. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, puts the health and safety of all New Hampshire women at a dire crossroad.
CONCORD, NH -- Today’s resignation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, combined with this fall’s upcoming Supreme Court case, Ayotte vs. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, puts the health and safety of all New Hampshire women at a dire crossroad, said Dawn Touzin, Public Affairs Director of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England’s New Hampshire office (PPNNE).
Ayotte vs. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, in which two lower courts have reaffirmed that a women’s health supercedes any state or political limits to reproductive choice, is scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this fall.
“With this case, Planned Parenthood is already advocating to ensure that a woman’s health continues to come first -- before political decisions or state barriers to her reproductive choice,” said Touzin. “Now we have a second goal: working with others to promote the need for a Supreme Court that protects that access.”
Only five years ago, Justice O’Connor’s vote was key in the ruling that a woman’s health and safety always come first. Her departure places women’s health at risk.
“Americans deserve Supreme Court justices whom they know will protect their health and safety,” said Touzin. “Planned Parenthood, as the largest provider of reproductive health care in this country, knows this firsthand. A lifetime appointment requires a confirmation process that is nothing less than thoughtful, intelligent, and fully deliberated.”
PPNNE, through their national organization, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, is committed to providing comprehensive, up-to-the-minute information on the Supreme Court and the resignation and nomination processes. Visit www.ppnne.org for background information on Supreme Court and lower court judges and nominees and ways to take action and fight to prevent the confirmation of extremist nominees.
PPNNE is one of the largest Planned Parenthood affiliates in the United States, providing health care and education to more than 76,000 women, men and teens annually in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. As the largest provider of reproductive health services in New Hampshire, PPNNE has health centers located in Claremont, Derry, Exeter, Keene, Manchester, Portsmouth and West Lebanon. More information can be found online at www.ppnne.org.
Now we know why. Roberts should postpone it until lame duck O'Connor is gone.
I love it when people do their homework.