Many believe it was Harriet Miers's Spring 1993 speech to the Executive Women of Dallas that was the straw that broke the camel's back. She said:
"The ongoing debate continues surrounding the attempt to once again criminalize abortions or to once and for all
guarantee the freedom of the individual women's [sic] right to decide for herself whether she will have an abortion."
The use of the word "freedom", without qualifications, probably sent off sirens to the right wing crowd.