The issue of abortion has been a contentious one for US Supreme Court nominees since the 1970s, and it is taking center stage again. She noted that courts have struggled over when to keep "an erroneous decision" on the books, citing Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that upheld Roe. "It is never appropriate for a judge to impose that judge's personal convictions, whether they arise from faith or anywhere else, on the law," Barrett told the senators. "The bottom line: Judge Barrett has given every indication that she will be an activist judge on the Court," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted on Monday. "Nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court would do both.