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Trump Considering Extreme Anti-Abortion Judge for Supreme Court

HeadlineJan 25, 2017

Trump says he’ll name his pick to fill the late Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court as early as next week. Two contenders for the seat have emerged: Judge William Pryor Jr. and Neil Gorsuch. Pryor is a fierce opponent of abortion who has called Roe v. Wade the “worst abomination of constitutional law in our history.” He also opposes LGBT rights and has backed an anti-sodomy law in Texas.

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