The phrase "affirmative opinion" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a positive or supportive viewpoint on a particular subject or issue.
Example: "After reviewing the proposal, my affirmative opinion is that we should move forward with the project."
Alternatives: "positive viewpoint" or "supportive stance".
In other words, more affirmative opinions were obtained in Case 3; moreover, according to the general ethical principles, among our three cases, this case is understood to be the one in which the selection of withdrawal would be most valid [ 17].
A greater number of affirmative opinions were obtained from physicians who possessed an experience in ethical consultations for the withdrawal of treatment for patients in whom the potential for recovery was extremely low, and the next of kin had requested the withdrawal of treatment.
Kennedy assigned himself the affirmative-action opinion, and seemingly went even farther in endorsing the university's interest in attracting a diverse student body than O'Connor did in Grutter.
Court cases in Texas, Colorado and Maryland have found against affirmative action; and opinion polls consistently show that a majority of Americans, regardless of race or sex, do not believe in what one columnist calls "discrimination to solve discrimination".
Justice Thomas, whose 55th birthday was Monday, is the youngest member of the court by nine years, the only justice who plausibly might still be on the court 25 years from now, by which time, according to Justice O'Connor's opinion, affirmative action should fade into history.
(Re "SCOTUS opens the affirmative action window," Opinion, June 26) Now, thanks to a single deciding vote by a U.S. Supreme Court justice, race is an acceptable element of admissions to the University of Texas.
Students: Share your opinion on affirmative action.
Mr. Lowery cited Mr. Thompson's stated opinion that affirmative action plans can be constitutional, and noted that he resigned in 1999 from an advisory board for the Southeastern Legal Foundation, a conservative group that has challenged affirmative action programs; Mr. Thompson said at the time that the group's work had become too political.
But Stephan Thernstrom, a Harvard historian and co-author of a book that argues against the use of racial preferences in college admissions, said the ruling only heightened the confusion over the prevailing Supreme Court opinion on affirmative action, in the 1978 case, University of California Regents v. Bakke.
Issues related to diversity will enter the Senate's deliberations both with respect to Sotomayor's Puerto Rican heritage and to her opinions on affirmative action cases.
