CHICAGO (AP) — A review by The Associated Press shows that several of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal courts have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions.
Several have helped defend their state’s abortion restrictions in court and some have been involved in cases with national impact, including on access to medication abortion.
While Trump has said issues related to abortion should be left to the states, the nominees, with lifetime appointments, would be in position to roll back abortion rights long after Trump leaves the White House.
Trump has been inconsistent on abortion