Battle lines drawn over abortion ahead of Trump's supreme court pick

In the increasingly acrimonious dispute the two political sides took to talk shows at the start of what promises to be an epic tussle over seat

Battle lines have been drawn over the future of abortion in America on the eve of President Donald Trump’s nomination of a second justice to the US supreme court that could put the landmark 1973 ruling Roe v Wade in jeopardy.

Both sides in the increasingly acrimonious dispute took to the Sunday political talk shows at the start of what promises to be an epic tussle over the ninth seat on the nation’s highest court. The position will be left vacant by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, 81, who had acted as the swing vote on many critical issues including abortion.

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