In a 5-4 decision today, the Supreme Court upheld a 2003 federal ban on so-called "Partial Birth Abortions," in what has been described at the SCOTUSBlog as "the first-ever decision by the Court to uphold a total ban on a specific abortion procedure."
Justice Anthony Kennedy led the majority with Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas.
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Kennedy believed that the law offered enough opportunities for women to have "safe medical options," other than so-called "partial-birth abortions."
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a lengthy dissent, slammed the majority's decision for what she said applauded "federal intervention to ban nationwide a procedure found necessary and proper in certain cases by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists."
She added, "For the first time since Roe, the Court blesses a prohibition with no exception protecting a woman's health."
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Religious Affiliation of the U.S. Supreme Court
| Religious Affiliation | Justices | % of Justices in this religion | % of U.S. Pop. in this religion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | Kennedy, Scalia, Thomas, Souter, Stevens, Roberts, Alito | 78% | 76.5% |
| Protestant | Stevens | 11% | 53.0% |
| Catholic | Kennedy, Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, Alito | 56% | 24.5% |
| Episcopalian * | Souter | 11% | 1.7% |
| Jewish | Breyer, Ginsburg | 22% | 1.5% |
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