The outcry from the left follows the court’s 5-to-4 vote to block a restrictive Louisiana abortion law. Democrats are particularly incensed at Collins, who delivered a 44-minute-long floor speech in October declaring her support for Kavanaugh. At the time, Collins, who supports abortion rights, said she did not think Kavanaugh would vote to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion. He said coming Supreme Court cases that will be decided before the next election, on issues such as abortion, immigration and transgender troops, will provide more opportunities to make the Kavanaugh vote costly for Collins. “During his confirmation process, Planned Parenthood was Justice Kavanaugh’s number one opponent,” Clark said in a statement.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2019 20:12 UTC