It was 44 years, and until about 1992 a huge chunk of their caucuse was pro-life.
Roe v Wade was a 7-2 decision in which five of the seven were Republican appointees.
Casey v Planned Parenthood, in 1992, awas a 5-4 decision in which ALL FIVE VOTES(!) were Republican appointees.
The realignment of parties around abortion politics wasn't complete until John Paul Stevens, a Republican appointee who was in the Roe majority, stepped down in 2010 for Obama to appoint his replacement.
It was 44 years, and until about 1992 a huge chunk of their caucuse was pro-life.
Roe v Wade was a 7-2 decision in which five of the seven were Republican appointees.
Casey v Planned Parenthood, in 1992, awas a 5-4 decision in which ALL FIVE VOTES(!) were Republican appointees.
The realignment of parties around abortion politics wasn't complete until John Paul Stevens, a Republican appointee who was in the Roe majority, stepped down in 2010 for Obama to appoint his replacement.
I'm just going to copy and paste what I said to this exact same comment:
https://morningshots.thebulwark.com/p/but-he-doesnt-fight/comment/7671048