In criticizing Roe, Sessions aligns with most legal scholars

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Sen. Jeff Sessions, President Trump’s pick for attorney general, has consistently opposed Roe v. Wade in both speech and vote. Liberals think this disqualifies him for attorney general. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, in the Senate Judiciary Committee, challenged Sessions on this view. Sessions gave the proper attorney general answer: He will enforce the law as it stands. But his view that Roe was a bad decision puts him in very good company among his colleagues in the legal world.

Here are some pro-choice legal experts expressing their views on Roe:

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