His religious affiliation also seems to be cause for concern.
We have to be mindful that these hearings are so much theater and sadly he must play along. If he came out and clearly defined his position on abortion on either side he would have been dumped. I don't like it, but that's the way it is.
We cannot ignore the fact that after he received his law degree, he purposely sought out Professor John Finnis at Oxford. Gorsuch has deeply steeped himself in natural law theory and Finnis was supposedly the most highly regarded teacher in the world at the time.
From wiki: In July 2006, Gorsuch’s book, The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, It was developed from his doctoral thesis.
I have not read it but understand that it is solidly pro-life.
Natural Law IS Pro-Life by default. That is a very important consideration in this situation.
All the Pro-Life groups I have seen are positive on this nomination.
We also cannot discount the vetting process. I doubt they would have passed him if they saw serious concerns in this area. This is of course placing significant trust in Trump. YMMV.
The bottom line is that we cannot know with certainty any nomination for our side. Only the libs enjoy that certainty.
At this point I remain cautiously optimistic. Cautiously.
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Gorsuch has been very consistent in not saying publicly how he might rule in a case that might come before SCOTUS. If he said he would overrule Roe he would be Borked.