U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett allowed her name to appear in a newspaper pro-life insert in 2006 that said she and others oppose “abortion on demand,” according to a new report that may be the most revealing indicator yet of her personal views on abortion.
The names of Barrett and other local citizens appeared in the newspaper ad under the statement, “We, the following citizens of Michiana, oppose abortion on demand and support the right to life from fertilization to natural death,” according to a report from National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru.
The insert was sponsored by St. Joseph County Right to Life. “Michiana” is a term used to describe the region around South Bend that includes Michigan and Indiana.
“Barrett’s signature is the most direct confirmation we have received that she believes there should be limits on abortion, but it is not a surprise: We already knew that she had been part of Notre Dame’s ‘Faculty for Life,’ and that she is a Catholic who seeks to adhere to Church teaching,” Ponnuru wrote.
Although the insert may reveal her personal feelings on abortion, it does not mean she is an automatic vote to overturn Roe v. Wade or even to uphold abortion restrictions if she is confirmed.
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