Sotomayor met with pro-abortion Sen. Diane Feinstein on Tuesday and the lawmaker said she felt comfortable that the appeals court judge supports Roe as precedent. Yesterday, pro-abortion Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who met with Sotomayor late Wednesday, said the same thing.
"I was very pleased that the judge indicated that in the past that she has had a great respect for precedent and that Roe v. Wade is established law," Wyden told reporters, according to a Politico report.
Wyden says he asked specifically about the issue of abortion and the controversial Supreme Court case and "she acknowledged the importance of precedent."
"She made that very clear," Wyden said.
President Obama, who is pro-abortion, has also noted he is comfortable with Sotomayor's abortion position.
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