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Collins Defends Kavanaugh Vote Despite Roe Overturn Claim

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC · How we work

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Senator Susan Collins defended her 2018 vote confirming Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a close race.
Collins said she does not regret the vote despite an October 5, 2018 warning about overturning Roe.
Collins claimed the Court overturned Roe 6-3, though the actual vote was 5-4, making Kavanaugh decisive.
Planned Parenthood Votes spokesperson Lisa Margulies called Collins’s claim of no knowledge a “flat-out lie.”

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Senator Susan Collins defended her 2018 vote confirming Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a close race.
Collins said she does not regret the vote despite an October 5, 2018 warning about overturning Roe.
Collins claimed the Court overturned Roe 6-3, though the actual vote was 5-4, making Kavanaugh decisive.
Planned Parenthood Votes spokesperson Lisa Margulies called Collins’s claim of no knowledge a “flat-out lie.”