Washington D.C., Jul 10, 2018 / 15:36 pm
Many pro-life and Catholic groups reacted with optimism about President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
"President Trump has made another outstanding choice in nominating Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, keeping his promise to nominate only originalist judges to the Court," said Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser. She described Kavanaugh as "an experienced, principled jurist," who has a "strong record of protecting life and constitutional rights."
Catholic Medical Association President Peter T. Morrow called the justice "solid" on issues related to the protection of life. Morrow said that that President Trump "continue(d) to uphold his promise to nominate only pro-life judges to the Supreme Court."
Americans United for Life President Catherine Glenn Foster said that "Judge Kavanaugh will be an originalist Justice, committed to the text of the Constitution and to the rule of law, including legal protections for human life."
Foster said that this nomination is a "seminal moment" for the country, and is a "crucial chance to shift the Court" to one that does not regard the judicial activism of the Roe and Casey decisions as their "legacy."