"As deputy solicitor general under the first President Bush, he argued to the Supreme Court that 'Roe was wrongly decided and should be overruled,'" NARAL also claimed.

Abortion will likely be the most contentious issue surrounding Judge Roberts and his nomination.

When Bush nominated Roberts to the D.C. Court of Appeals in 2003, NARAL complained:

"We believe he was nominated in large measure because of his narrow view of constitutional rights, and it is for this same reason that the Senate should reject his nomination."

The pro-abortion group was particularly irked by Roberts' argument: "The Court's conclusion in Roe that there is a fundamental right to an abortion finds no support in the text, structure, or history of the Constitution."

Republicans control the Senate's Judiciary Committee by 10-to-8, and the full Senate with 55 seats.

Unless the Democrats filibuster, Roberts is a clear favorite to win confirmation.

If the Democrats do launch a filibuster, Republicans may finally unleash "the nuclear option" and do away with the Senate rule that allows a minority to block the majority will.

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