U.S. Republican Collins: I can now not enhance anti-abortion Ideal Courtroom candidate

U.S. Republican Collins: I will not support anti-abortion Supreme Court candidate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Susan Collins said on Sunday that she will not support a nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy who would overturn a key ruling that support women’s right to abortion.

FILE PHOTO: Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks to the media as she leaves a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing evaluating the Intelligence Community Assessment on "Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2018.REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

“A candidate for this important position who said they will overturn Roe v. Wade will not be acceptable to me,” Collins, a moderate Republican, told ABC’s “This Week.”

Reporting by Lindsay Dunsmuir; Editing by Lisa Shumaker

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December 30, 2018