Many national organizations are working hard to show their opposition of the nomination of Samuel Alito for Sandra Day O'Connor's post on the US Supreme Court. They believe that the decisions that Judge Alito has written in the past indicate that if he ascends to the Supreme Court, civil rights and women's rights would be endangered. Confirmation hearings for Alito will began in the Senate on January 9th.

Planned Parenthood and Californians for Fair and Independent Judges held a rally against Alito's nomination on Monday, January 9th at 12pm, outside of Senator Diane Feinstein's office at One Post Street at Market in San Francisco. This rally was called for because of the many issues, such as reproductive rights, uncontrolled executive power, and privacy, that are at stake. World Can't Wait held rallies in San Francisco and Oakland that day. Photos

NARAL Pro-Choice America is encouraging people to write to their senators to encourage them to vote against Alito. If Alito joins the supreme court, he would likely tip the balance of justices against abortion and a woman's access to reproductive health care. He has written in the past, "the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion." NOW's article about some of Alito's anti-woman statements shows that Alito thinks that a woman should have her husband's consent before she can obtain an abortion, and he favors "states' rights" at the expense of people who face civil rights violations such as sex and race discrimination.

NARAL Pro-Choice America's report: Liberty at Risk: The Vulnerability of Reproductive Rights Under Alito | Facts About Alito | Planned Parenthood's "Who is Samuel Alito?" Page | ACLU Urges Senate to Thoroughly Review Record of Judge Samuel Alito, Expresses Serious Civil Liberties Concerns About Nominee