Roberts and Abortion

The Associated Press on Roberts and the abortion question:

The biggest question mark may be his stand on abortion.

Abortion rights groups contend that he tried during his days as a lawyer in the first Bush administration to overturn Roe v. Wade. Roberts helped write a brief that stated 'we continue to believe that Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled.'

Pressed during his 2003 confirmation hearing for the appeals court seat for his own views on the matter, Roberts said: 'Roe v. Wade is the settled law of the land. ... There's nothing in my personal views that would prevent me from fully and faithfully applying that precedent.'