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On the recordOctober 17, 2005
Miers told him that she agrees with the legal precedent for Roe versus Wade.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Senator Specter discussed Harriet Miers' stance on abortion in relation to her Supreme Court nomination.

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