Shelley Spivack

"... “I think probably they had to rule thc way they did based on thc federal law," he said. In similar cases, thc Supreme Court has denied emergency appeals, said Shelley Spivack, one of Mrs. Lewis' volunteer American Civil Liberties Union attorneys. sric said she hopes the justices follow that precedent. “The law is set right now,” she said. “To change it ..."

"... at Roe vs. Wade, the court's landmark 1973 decision legalizing abortion, and at subsequent related decisions. "Based on past records I'm very confident (Scalia) will not grant it,” said Shelley Spivack, onc of Mrs. Lewis’ volunteer American Civil Liberties Union attorneys. "The injunction is the whole issue here. If a stay is granted what it does is decide the whole case ..."

"... her child, attorneys sald. Mrs. Lewis’ appeal of that injunction ls on the Appeals court's calendar for a decision today on whether the Judges will hear the case Immediately. Shelley Spivack, one of the American Civil Liberties Union attorneys representing Mrs. Lewis, said monday's filing probably was a delaying tactic. "Wc felt that the Court of Appeals was the appropriate level ..."

"... got an injunction to stop her. Mrs. Lewis had thc abortion after the went to thc Supremo Court and hcr right lo control hcr own body was upheld, said Shelley Spivack, who worked on the for lhc American Civil Liberties Union. “It is dic woman who through labor and bears tho child. Il is oftentimes tho woman who then is responsible ..."