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10th July 2018
12:02pm BST

Following his 2016 presidential victory, Trump said that he would fill the Supreme Court with "pro-life judges."
The Supreme Court acts as an authority on laws and points of contention between individual US states and federal governments.
This includes issues of abortion, reproductive rights, and the death penalty.
Women's rights groups and activists have expressed concern following Kavanaugh's nomination.
Planned Parenthood issued a statement today saying they and their supporters were ready to "fight like hell" to support legal abortion.
They said:
"Trump’s power over the Supreme Court is alarming for not only abortion rights, but also for our ability to live free from discrimination in this country."They are calling on people to contact their local senators to reject Trump's nomination.
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