Supreme Court Justice nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, right, meets with Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. When Donald Trump was elected president, it looked like the end of the road for Judge Merrick Garland, then-President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court.
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Roe v. Wade: How Trump’s Appointment of a Supreme Court Justice Might Affect Abortion Rights
President Donald Trump plans to announce this evening his pick to fill the vacancy left on the Supreme Court by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February of last year. Trump, whose position on abortion rights has shifted over time, told CBS News’ 60 Minutes in November that he is “pro-life” and would appoint individuals who hold the same position to the nation’s highest court.