We looked very hard to try to get a better set of data for a lot of indicators. And on violence against women, the only data we felt confident about was national. We couldn't get it for state-by-state.

Women will not reach the health status they really deserve without attention to all these issues.

Neither one believes the fact that [Roberts] was an excellent student in school and a superb lawyer in private practice means the end of the inquiry.

He has an extensive track record of employment decisions to undermine women's rights in the workplace.

The first question is (having) enough votes to win defeat. It's also important that the filibuster remain as an option on the table. The filibuster is there for a reason.

This is a step back. Instead of seeing more diversity (on the court) at a time of increasing diversity in the country ... we're seeing less.

Like Justice Thomas during his confirmation hearing, Judge Roberts said there is a right to privacy and it applies to the marital relationship and the use of contraceptives, but he refused to say how much further its protections would go.

Women just do not have access to health care services. We as a country have to do better. Improving access is one of the highest priorities.