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National Catholic Reporter, July 6, 2007 by Edd Doer
* Dr. Martin Sheldon, commenting on the Supreme Court's April 18 ruling upholding Congress' ban on so-called "partial-birth" abortions in Gonzalez v. Carhart, wrote, "Isn't it best left to doctors, not politicians, to determine the safest procedure for the mother?" (NCR, June 8). This implies, and I agree with him, that the court flagrantly ignored relevant precedent and informed medical opinion, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ably pointed out in her dissent. Further, as the five majority justices were all Catholics, though hardly representative ones, their placing dogma ahead of law is improper and can only convey incorrect and negative impressions about Catholic officeholders to the public.
EDD DOER
Silver Spring, Md.
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