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Supreme Court battle revives abortion debate | TheHill

posted onJuly 2, 2018
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Article snippet: Senators on Sunday sought to lay out the stakes in the looming fight over MORE’s next Supreme Court pick, with some framing it as a battle over the future of Roe v. Wade. Democrats raised alarms on Sunday talk shows that Trump will seek to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy with a judge who would vote to overturn the landmark case that guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion. The effort to position the confirmation process as a matter of women's rights comes as Democrats are largely powerless to stop Trump's nominee. “The president is looking for someone who will overturn Roe v. Wade,” Sen. MORE (D-Ill.), the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, declared on “Fox News Sunday.” "The basic issue at hand here is whether or not a woman has the power to make decisions, the freedom to make decisions regarding her own body and her own life," he added. Democrats are likely to appeal to Sens. Link to the full article to read more

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