"The Supreme Court’s decision strongly affirms that women have a right to make their own reproductive choices," said Howard P. Berkowitz, ADL National Chairman, and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. "Once again, the court has rejected sweeping restrictions which anti-abortion activists have invoked in their attempt to chip away at the constitutional rights of Americans.

"The court’s decision affirms our belief that the government should not interfere in matters of individual conscience. In a country of varied religious and personal beliefs, the Constitution clearly mandates that the government should not pick sides and impose one view on all citizens."

The Nebraska law placed a ban on so-called "partial-birth abortions." In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled the law’s ban on abortions was overly broad because it imposed an "undue burden" on a woman’s decision to end her pregnancy.