Original sentence: Bush nominated Thomas to replace Thurgood Marshall who announced his retirement.Marshall had been the only black justice on the court.On July 8, 1991 1991 President George H.Organizations including the NAACP, the Urban League, and the National Organization for Women opposed the appointment Thomas's criticism of affirmative action and suspicions that Thomas might not be a supporter of Rov v.While the selection of Thomas preserved the existing racial balance of the court, it was seen as likely to move the ideological balance to the right.anti-abortion position
Edited sentence: Bush nominated Thomas to replace him, on July 8, 1991.Casey, he filed a joint dissent finding that "Roe was wrongly decided, and that it can and should be overruled.Eight months after his confirmation, in Planned Parenthood v.In 1991, upon the retirement of Thurgood Marshall, President George H.Marshall was the only black justice on the court, so the selection of Thomas as his successor preserved the existing racial mix of the court.Organizations including the NAACP, the Urban League, and the National Organization for Women opposed his appointment to the Supreme Court because of his criticism of affirmative action and suspected anti-abortion position.This was widely considered a move in the conservative direction for the court.Under questioning by several Senators during confirmation hearings, Thomas repeatedly asserted that he had not developed a stance on the Roe v.Wade decision, which prevented states from criminalizing abortions