Court on Overseas Abortion Aid
Pro-choice members of Congress can no longer rely on the Supreme Court to relieve them of their legislative responsibilities.
The high court’s decision in Rust vs. Sullivan (“Justices OK Ban on Abortion Advice in U.S.-Aided Clinics,” May 24) made it very clear the court intends to interpret legislation as it is written and not as it is popularly perceived.
If representatives want to guarantee that all women in this country have reasonable access to abortion services, they will have to author a law declaring that right. They can no longer sit back and hope the Supreme Court will make a ruling consistent with their beliefs.
ROBERT M. SHANNON, Alta Loma
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