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Article: Souter Letter Opposed Role In Parental Consent Bill; Judge Rejects Making Others' `Moral' Choices
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- The Washington Post
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- July 26, 1990
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As a judge on the New Hampshire Superior Court in 1981, Supreme
Court nominee David H. Souter wrote a letter on behalf of the court
urging the state legislature not to enact a bill that would have
forced the judges "to make fundamental moral decisions" on abortions
for pregnant minors.
A leading abortion-rights advocate in the state, who solicited
the letter, said it "has been a critical part of preventing passage
of parental consent legislation" in New Hampshire for the last nine
years.
After being contacted by state Rep. Elizabeth Hager (R), the
abortion-rights supporter, Souter wrote the May 13, 1981, letter on
behalf of the judges of the New Hampshire Superior Court. The
letter, while ...