CNN - Sen. Arlen Specter, Republican chairman of the Judiciary Committee, began by asking Roberts about his respect for the precedence of Roe, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
Roberts declined to say whether he thought Roe was a proper ruling. "I should stay away from discussion of specific cases," he politely told Specter.
Roberts on Roe vs. Wade
Why be evasive on issues of critical importance? I should think that conservatives, liberals and moderates alike would like to know where he stands on this issue. It is after all a classic political litmus test.


