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White House Reassures Abortion-Rights Advocates Of Sotomayor's Views On Roe
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Thursday assured abortion-rights groups that Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor shares President Obama"s views on constitutional protection for a right to privacy and a woman"s right to abortion, the Washington Post reports. Although many abortion-rights groups have welcomed the nomination, some have voiced concern over Sotomayor"s limited judicial record on cases involving abortion rights, especially the right to privacy that forms the basis for Roe v. Wade. Gibbs said that although Obama did not specifically ask Sotomayor about abortion rights during preliminary interviews, the White House is certain she agrees with the president on the constitutionality of Roe. Obama and Sotomayor "talked about the theory of constitutional interpretation, generally, including her views on unenumerated rights in the Constitution and the theory of settled law," Gibbs said, adding that Obama felt "very comfortable with her interpretation of the Constitution being similar to that of his." In a 2007 campaign debate, Obama said he would not nominate "somebody who doesn"t believe in the right to privacy," which the Supreme Court ruled gave women the right to terminate a pregnancy. Obama administration officials also said that they held private conversations on Thursday with groups on both sides of the abortion debate.The Post reports that Sotomayor has not dealt with constitutional issues regarding abortion rights in the nearly two decades she has been a federal judge. Her most notable decision regarding abortion was in 2002 when she ruled that the Bush administration had the right to implement the "global gag rule," which banned federal funding for international family planning groups that offer abortion services and information. Although that decision "reveals nothing about abortion rights," it is based on precedents from the Supreme Court and the Second U.S. Circuit of Appeals, the Post reports. Sotomayor wrote in her decision that the Supreme Court "has made clear that the government is free to favor the antiabortion position over the pro-choice position, and can do so with public funds." She also ruled that a group of antiabortion-rights protesters could go forward with a lawsuit alleging police brutality; however, that case focused on issues of municipal liability, not the constitutional right to an abortion, according to the Post.Currently, the court is essentially split on the issue of the right to privacy and abortion. Retiring Justice David Souter was one of three authors in a 2002 decision that upheld the basic tenets Roe, and abortion-rights supporters believe that replacing Souter with someone who does not support Roe would threaten those rights, the Post reports. Senior Senate Democrats said that they expect the issue to be brought up during private meetings with Sotomayor next week. However, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), a strong supporter of abortion rights, said she will not specifically ask Sotomayor about Roe. She said that she "feel[s] as comfortable as I could possibly feel" about Sotomayor"s support for abortion rights (Barnes/Shear, Washington Post, 5/29). Advocates on both sides of the abortion-rights debate are urging members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to question Sotomayor about her views during her confirmation hearings. Nancy Northup of the Center for Reproductive Rights said, "I think both sides can agree that the American people should know where its nominees to the Supreme Court stand on important constitutionally decided decisions like Roe v. Wade." Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life, said, "We"ve really been focused on asking senators to really probe this question of her judicial philosophy, as to whether or not she"s going to approach a decision like [Roe] as a jurist or as a woman" (Totenberg, "All Things Considered," NPR, 5/28). Douglas Johnson, legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee, said his group thinks it is "critical that senators thoroughly explore whether [Sotomayor] b
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Commenting on the Care Quality Commission"s report into the West London Mental Health Trust, NHS Confederation Chief Executive Steve Barnett said: "What happened at this trust is unacceptable. Some of the findings of the report show the organisation failed to care for often vulnerable people on a number of levels from staffing issues to the leadership of the trust. "While this report concerns incidents that took place some time ago and we do not believe this is representative of mental healthcare as a whole, we must learn from what has happened here and make sure that the NHS provides the best support to an often challenging and vulnerable group of people. "The Mental Health Network, which is part of the NHS Confederation, and its members will be working with the Care Quality Commission and the NPSA to help trusts make sure they learn from internal investigations. "More widely, a number of the issues raised in this investigation follow on from previous reports as a call to action for the leadership of the NHS. We recognise that correct processes and reporting are not enough and must be backed up by a culture, led from the top, that encourages all staff to be open and involved in the process of learning and improving from when things go wrong. "Along with its members, The NHS Confederation will explore how a process of board peer review might be set up to work alongside the regulatory system to help organisations learn from each other and drive through improvement. "NHS Employers, part of the NHS Confederation, as founding members of the patient safety first campaign will be embarking on its goal to put quality and patient safety at the heart of all our work programmes. "Ultimately, it is action that will lead to improvements for patients. Unfortunately the West London Mental Health Trust staff survey shows that the level of staff who feel able to report concerns could have been improved and we would strongly advise all trusts to review their actions around staff reporting concerns. "Quality is now the organising principle for the NHS and the relationship between workforce, the environment they work in, the tools and equipment they use, and patient experience is a priority across the system. Staff need to feel able to report safely in an open and inclusive culture but this will only be of value if it leads to shared learning, meaningful analysis and recommendations of changes in how staff work. "It has historically been very challenging to measure the nature of the climate and culture of working in the NHS. However, there are now tools to help organisations do this; such as the NHS staff survey and benchmarks on workforce engagement." The NHS Confederation


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