Legacy of 7 justices: more than 62 million dead babies

After President Richard Nixon appointed then-Appellate Court Judge Harry Blackmun to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970, Blackmun somehow convinced members of the U.S. Senate that he embraced judicial restraint and felt a duty to protect “little persons.” When Blackmun’s nomination came up for a vote, Democratic Sen. John McClellan of Arkansas made the case for confirmation. “He does not believe it…