While choice once enjoyed a comfortable majority on the Court, it now hangs precariously in the balance.
Biography of Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.
Chief Justice Roberts is the youngest member of the Supreme Court, practically guaranteeing that he will guide the Court for many years to come. Chief Justice Roberts has already demonstrated his anti-choice position on the Court by voting to uphold the Federal Abortion Ban, a law that undoes critical protections previously afforded by Roe v. Wade.
Biography of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, Jr.
Justice Alito is the newest and second-youngest member of the Supreme Court. His anti-choice position was already well-documented before he joined the Supreme Court. By voting to uphold the Federal Abortion Ban, he showed that his anti-choice stance has not changed since his confirmation to the Supreme Court.
Biography of Supreme Court Justice Steven G. Breyer
Justice Breyer is one of the three strongest supporters of reproductive freedom on the court today. If Breyer retires and is replaced by an anti-choice justice, or even a so-called "swing" justice, the court will shift dramatically in its support for reproductive choice.
Biography of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Ginsburg is one of the strongest supporters of the right to choose on the Supreme Court. Her opinions while on the Court, as well as her professional activities prior to becoming a federal court judge in 1980, demonstrate her commitment to the constitutional rights of privacy and choice.
Biography of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
Kennedy has been touted by many as a so-called "swing" vote on the issue of a woman's right to choose. Despite the fact that Kennedy refused to overturn Roe v. Wade in the Casey plurality opinion, his other reproductive rights decisions show that his support for the right to choose is the most tenuous of the three "swing" justices on the Court. Most recently, he authored the Carhart opinion upholding the Federal Abortion Ban, putting women’s health in serious jeopardy.
Biography of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Justice Scalia is an extremely anti-choice member of the Court. He consistently votes to limit a woman's right to choose, and has called for Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey to be overruled.
Biography of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
Justice Stevens is now the strongest supporter of the right to choose on the Supreme Court. If Stevens retires and is replaced by an anti-choice justice, the court will shift dramatically in its support for reproductive choice.
Biography of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Justice Thomas is an extremely anti-choice member of the Court. He consistently votes to limit a woman's right to choose, and has called for Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey to be overruled.
