Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: “Roe and Casey are the settled law of the Supreme Court concerning the right to terminate a woman’s pregnancy. They have established a framework that the court has reaffirmed.” LIVE UPDATES:
Multiple senators pressed her on her decisions in sentencing defendants in child porn cases.
Jackson acknowledged abortion isn't mentioned in the Constitution. But she stressed,"Abortion is a right that the Supreme Court has recognized is one of the kinds of rights that is unenumerated."guaranteed by Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey with their consideration of Dobbs v. Jackson's Women's Health Organization, a challenge to a Mississippi law that bans nearly all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
When Blackburn asked Jackson if she could define the word"woman," she replied,"Not in this context -- I'm not a biologist." "I'm not sure what message that sends," Jackson said."If you're asking me about the legal issues, those are topics that are being hotly discussed, as you say, and could come to the court."Share to TwitterIn a light-hearted moment, when Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., began his questioning, Jackson acknowledged it is his birthday.She said,"I came to love the law starting as early as 4 years old watching my dad study when he went back to law school when I was a child.
Jackson clerked for three federal judges, including Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, whose seat she is nominated for.
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