Pro-family lawmakers continue to be concerned about Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who has been nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court.
During a meeting with Sotomayor on Wednesday, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., asked her if the preborn have any rights.
"I was surprised that she said she had never thought about it," DeMint said in a statement. "This is not just a question about abortion, but about the respect due to human life at all stages, and I hope this is cleared up in her hearings."
Jordan Lorence, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, said he's concerned by the fact that Sotomayor has never ruled in an abortion case.
"We don’t have any decisions from her that really lay out her views in a systematic manner," he said. "So what we have to do is try to determine this by implication.”
Democratic leaders want the confirmation hearings completed before the August recess, but Republicans leaders want more time to look at Sotomayor's record.
— Roger Greer
