Several sources broke the news that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts’ wife Jane Sullivan Roberts is a former executive board member of Feminists for Life.
Today’s LifeNews.com posts a story on her history with FFL, as does the Chicago Tribune, which dwells on the topic. (See page 2 for that.)
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia lists Jane’s involvement with FFL in her husband’s bio.
An added indication that John Roberts may be pro-life is that his two children are adopted.
Meanwhile, Ann Coulter wrote a sobering column on Roberts that gave me pause… until I read the aforementioned.
I don’t know of any pro-life leader (not rank-and-file) who is married to a pro-abort. The two are simply incompatible.
Hat tip: Reader Mike P., Jewels of the Jungle

From today’s Tribune:

… And while groups that support abortion rights are actively opposing Roberts’ nomination on the grounds that he might vote to overturn Roe, there are groups that support abortion restrictions that will support him.
Roberts’ wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, also a lawyer, served as executive vice president of a Washington-based group called Feminists for Life from 1995 to 1999 and continues to work as pro bono counsel for the organization, said Serrin Foster, the group’s president.
Her primary responsibility is in-house work such as incorporation papers and contracts for employees, Foster said. Her only external legal work for Feminists for Life was preparing an affidavit in support of the ACLU, which filed legal action against an honor society in Kentucky that refused to admit teenage students with children. Foster said her organization also opposed the policy because the honor society should support mothers with good grades and because they didn’t also exclude teenagers who had had miscarriages or abortions.
Abortion a key issue
Foster said her organization focuses on “the root causes of abortion” to try to make sure women don’t seek abortions for such reasons as lack of available day care, she said.
Foster said she met Roberts once, at his wedding. “He is not associated with FFL,” Foster said. “Her work and what she does should stand alone.”
While abortion is one of the nation’s most politically charged issues, it is only one of many that women consider in elections. Women voters are a powerful force in American politics, with modest changes in their ballot preferences often swinging elections. Democratic candidates, in particular, appeal to women voters in the context of their support for abortion rights.