Anti-abortion groups applaud Gorsuch

By Paige Winfield Cunningham

Published February 1, 2017 2:03am ET

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Anti-abortion groups applaud Gorsuch — President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch Tuesday night to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia, whose seat on the nation's highest bench has remained vacant since his death in February 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

President Trump has checked off one of his campaign promises to oppose abortion with his nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, conservative groups said Tuesday night.

Abortion foes warmly embraced Gorsuch, who sits on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, noting that he was on their side in one of the highest-profile legal challenges to Obamacare.

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