Susan Collins continues to gaslight Mainers on her abortion stance. Regardless of her claims about her stance on abortion, she voted to confirm Supreme Court nominees Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh who overturned Roe v. Wade in the disastrous Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling. When Collins had a chance to stand up for Maine women, she decided to vote against the Women’s Health Protection Act which would’ve restored Roe v. Wade.
Collins voting for anti-abortion judges goes beyond the Supreme Court. She voted to confirm a judge who argued that Mifepristone should have it’s FDA approval restricted despite it being safely used with FDA approval for over 20 years. Collins voted to confirm multiple judges who upheld abortion bans.
2017: Susan Collins Voted To Confirm Neil Gorsuch To Be An Associate Justice To The United States Supreme Court. In April 2017, Susan Collins voted to confirm Neil Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed Gorsuch by a vote of 54 to 45. [Senate Vote 111, 4/7/17; Congressional Actions, P.N. 55]
2018: Susan Collins Voted To Confirm Brett Kavanagh To Be An Associate Justice To The United States Supreme Court. In October 2018, Susan Collins voted for confirming Brett Kavanagh to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. The Senate confirmed Kavanagh by a vote of 50 to 48. [Senate Vote 223, 10/6/18; Congressional Actions, P.N. 2259]
Justice Kavanaugh And Justice Gorsuch, In The Dobbs Decision, Overturned Roe V. Wade. According to NPR, “In a historic and far-reaching decision, the U.S. Supreme Court officially reversed Roe v. Wade on Friday, declaring that the constitutional right to abortion, upheld for nearly a half century, no longer exists. […] Joining the Alito opinion were Justice Clarence Thomas, appointed by the first President Bush, and the three Trump appointees — Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.” [NPR, 6/24/22]
2017: Susan Collins Voted To Confirm James C. Ho To Be A U.S. Circuit Judge For The Fifth Circuit. In December 2017, Susan Collins voted to confirm James C. Ho to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit. The Senate confirmed Ho by a vote of 53 to 43. [Senate Vote 317, 12/14/17; Congressional Actions, P.N. 1108]
2018: Susan Collins Voted To Confirm Stuart Kyle Duncan To Be A U.S. Circuit Judge For The Fifth Circuit. In April 2018, Susan Collins voted to confirm Stuart Kyle Duncan to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit. The Senate confirmed Duncan by a vote of 50 to 47. [Senate Vote 82, 4/24/18; Congressional Actions, P.N. 1410]
2019: Susan Collins Voted To Confirm Bridget S. Bade To Be A U.S. Circuit Judge For The Ninth Circuit. In March 2019, Susan Collins voted to confirm Bridget S. Bade to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate confirmed Bade by a vote of 78 to 21. [Senate Vote 51, 3/26/19; Congressional Actions, P.N. 213]
2019: Susan Collins Voted To Confirm Kenneth Kiyul Lee To Be A U.S. Circuit Judge For The Ninth Circuit. In May 2019, Susan Collins voted to confirm Kenneth Kiyul Lee to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate confirmed Lee by a vote of 52 to 45. [Senate Vote 110, 5/15/19; Congressional Actions, P.N. 373]
2022: Susan Collins Effectively Voted Against The Women's Health Protection Act Of 2021, Which Would Codify The Right For Health Care Providers To Provide Abortion Services And The Right For Patients To Receive Abortion Services. In May 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Susan Collins voted against the “motion to invoke cloture on the Schumer motion to proceed to the bill that would statutorily establish that health care providers have a right to provide and patients have a right to receive abortion services.” The vote was on a motion to invoke cloture. The Senate rejected the motion by a vote of 49-51. [Senate Vote 170, 5/11/22; Congressional Quarterly, 5/11/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 3755]