But Collins, who supports abortion rights, also defended two justices whose nominations she had backed, saying their position in the case did not suggest their support for overturning the landmark abortion rights precedent Roe v. Wade. The case was the court’s first major abortion rights case since President Donald Trump appointed two conservative justices ― Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh ― shifting the court to the right. And they note Kavanaugh voted to overturn a key precedent on abortion rights in a nearly identical case just four years ago. Her Democratic opponent, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, immediately tied Monday’s Supreme Court abortion decision to Collins’ support for Kavanaugh’s confirmation. “Do you still think Brett Kavanaugh believes Roe v. Wade is settled law, @SenSusanCollins?” Gideon tweeted.

Source: Huffington Post June 29, 2020 23:26 UTC