For decades, nominees to the Supreme Court have had to answer questions about Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling guaranteeing the right to abortion in the U.S., which now appears to be on the brink of being overturned.
That includes the five conservative justices who are reportedly prepared to overturn Roe this summer, according to draft majority opinion published Monday by Politico.
Now, some of those justices are being accused of lying in their confirmation hearings — including by both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who criticized the draft in a scathing statement late Monday.
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