71.   Opponents of Pickering cheered the committee vote, saying the nominee had a history of not supporting civil rights legislation and opposing abortion rights.

72.   Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., issued a challenge to GOP colleagues who oppose abortion rights.

73.   Right-wing fundamentalists have increasing political and economic influence, and they support candidates who oppose gay rights.

74.   Sabrin, who opposes abortion rights, caused Whitman particular difficulty among some conservative members of her own party.

75.   Scholl has accepted that her adult children oppose abortion rights.

76.   She noted that prominent Republicans, like the former vice president, Dan Quayle, who oppose abortion rights, campaigned on her behalf.

77.   Similarly, he said that while he opposes abortion rights, he would enforce the laws permitting abortions and recognize that his was not the only opinion that counted.

78.   Still, he saved his strongest objections for the Republicans, faulting them for opposing abortion rights and favoring vouchers for public schools.

79.   State Attorney General Dan Lungren, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, opposes abortion rights.

80.   Still, the platform unambiguously calls for outlawing all abortions and appointing federal judges who oppose abortion rights.