As they did yesterday, protesters interrupted Sen. Grassley’s opening remarks as the second day of confirmation hearings begin. According to CNN Politics, they began yelling “sham president, sham justice! Stop the slaughter of our children. Sham president, sham justice!”
Kavanaugh is currently being grilled about his views on abortion as Sen. Feinstein makes remarks that 1 million women died from illegal abortions before Roe.
SenFeinstein says up to 1M died from illegal abortions in US pre-Roe (believe that's the time period she cited)
— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) September 5, 2018
View Kavanaugh’s responses below.
Kavanaugh says as a “general proposition,” he understands the importance of the precedent set in Roe v. Wade pic.twitter.com/ON5L2EflND
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 5, 2018
Kavanaugh explains what he meant by saying Roe v. Wade was “settled law”: “One of the important things to keep in mind about Roe v. Wade is that it has been reaffirmed many times over the past 45 years” https://t.co/MahU4s0CDz pic.twitter.com/HHfMejCB8N
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 5, 2018
Kavanaugh on a woman’s right to choose: “As a judge, it is an important precedent of the Supreme Court. By it, I mean Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, been reaffirmed many times” pic.twitter.com/uIct9panF3
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 5, 2018
Democrats said they plan to ask Kavanaugh about his views on healthcare, gun control and abortion throughout the day.