July 14, 2009
Posted: July 14th, 2009 11:18 AM ET
Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade is a matter of settled law.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Judge Sotomayor said Tuesday the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade, which established a constitutional right to abortion, is a matter of "settled" law. While refusing to offer her personal view of the decision, she noted that the core holding in Roe was reaffirmed in the 1992 ruling Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Sotomayor made her remarks in response to a question from Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wisconsin, during the second day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Filed under: Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court
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