We Will Have Health Care Reform In

Hard To Imagine 40 Years Ago People Could Be Convicted Of A Crime, Fined, Sent To Prison For Using The Most Common Forms Of Birth Control.

You Know, The Purpose Of Reconciliation Is To Avoid The Filibuster. The Filibuster Is An Effort To Talk Something To Death.

We See It In Attempts On Capitol Hill To Impose Gag Rules On Rules On Doctors On What They Can Say To Their Patients About Family Planning. And We Certainly See It Now With An Effort By The Government To Tap Our Phones; Invade Our Medical Records, Credit Information, Library Records And The Most Sensitive Personal Information In The Name Of National Security.

I Have Thought About This Issue Of Abortion Time And Again. It Is Not An Easy Issue For Most People. I Came To Believe Over The Years That A Woman Should Be Able To Make This Agonizing Decision With Her Doctor And Her Family And Her Conscience, And That We Should Be Very Careful That We Don't Make That Decision A Crime Except In The Most Extreme Circumstances.

Justice O'connor Was The Fifth Vote To Uphold The Time-honored Principle, Which Bears Repeating, Of Separation Of Church And State. There Was Real Wisdom In The Decision Of Our Forefathers In Writing A Constitution That Gave Us An Opportunity To Grow As Such A Diverse Nation, And We Should Never Forget It.