Orrin Hatch: “I have to say that if there has been any attempt to rewrite the facts, it is by those who have spoken as my friend from…”

“I have to say that if there has been any attempt to rewrite the facts, it is by those who have spoken as my friend from California has. First of all, they seem to think on that side that they advance women when they only advance women who agree with their particular position. They don't even realize that Priscilla Owen agrees with many of their positions as she does with other well-thought-out positions. They think the advancement of women depends only on if you have women who are going to be pro-abortion. I might add that I don't know where Priscilla Owen is with regard to abortion because she has not told me. She has not told the committee that, but she has said what has to be the hallmark of what judgeship nominees should say--that she will uphold Roe v. Wade as a court judge, which is all you can ask of anybody. Regardless of what her personal views are, she is going to uphold it.”