Vicki Saporta Quotations

I think it's very important that the judge gave no credence to Kopp's 'justifiable homicide' defense, ... I think it's important that law enforcement try to figure out who else assisted him.

Allowing Congress to practice medicine without a license endangers the lives and health of women. We need to ensure that medical decisions are made by experienced and qualified medical professionals.

When the so-called 'Gang of Fourteen' saved the filibuster last spring, senators from both sides of the aisle agreed that it would be used only in extraordinary circumstances and this certainly qualifies.

We are pleased that the court acted quickly to protect women and their doctors,

Roberts' weak assurances that he brings 'no ideology' and 'no agenda' to the court are similar to assurances made previously by other Supreme Court justices. Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia, Bush's proclaimed model judges, similarly promised in their hearings to bring no agenda to the court,

Those promises, however, did nothing to stop Thomas and Scalia from repeatedly voting against women's rights, women's reproductive freedom, and civil rights once they were confirmed.

We're seeing more and more informed consent laws passed that are politically motivated, with items in there trying to dissuade women from having abortions, rather than being politically neutral and giving women true risks and benefits.

Every court considering this ban has found that it lacks the necessary protections for women's health.