The Supreme Court Justices of Roe vs. Wade: Mainly Republicans!
Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973),was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. It struck down many U.S. state and federal abortion laws. (Quoted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade)
I heard from Pastor Chuck Baldwin that it was a majority Republican Supreme Court that legalized abortion. I thought it would make a good post to do research on each of the justices that served on the Supreme Court in 1973 to see who appointed them and see if I could confirm what Dr Baldwin said.
The seven justices who supported abortion rights
Justice Harry Blackmun, in office May 14, 1970 – August 3, 1994, nominated by Richard Nixon, Republican
Warren E. Burger, in office June 23, 1969 – September 26, 1986, nominated by Richard Nixon, Republican
William O. Douglas, ifn office April 17, 1939 – November 12, 1975, nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrat
William J. Brennan Jr., in office October 15, 1956 – July 20, 1990, nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republican
Potter Stewart, in office October 14, 1958 – July 3, 1981, nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower, Republican
Thurgood Marshall, in office August 30, 1967 – October 1, 1991, nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat
Lewis Franklin Powell Jr., in office January 7, 1972 – June 26, 1987, nominated by Richard Nixon, Republican
The two justices who opposed abortion rights
Byron White, in office April 12, 1962 – June 28, 1993, nominated by John F. Kennedy, Democrat
William Hubbs Rehnquist, in office January 7, 1972 – September 3, 2005, nominated by Richard Nixon, Republican
Only one Republican nominated Supreme Court justice out of six Republican nominated justices voted against legalizing abortion! Only 1/3 of the Supreme Court justices, three in all, were nominated by a Democrat President, and one of them, the one nominated by President Kennedy, voted against legalizing abortion. And you tell me that the Republican party is against abortion? There is something sinister afoot.
A good book that talks about the American political system I highly encourage all to read is None Dare Call it Conspiracy.
The featured image on this post is William Hubbs Rehnquist, the only Republican nominated Supreme Court Justice who voted against passing Roe vs. Wade.
William Hubbs Rehnquist, in office January 7, 1972 – September 3, 2005, nominated by Richard Nixon, Republican
