Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a nearly party-line vote with very little suspense, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approved President Barack Obama's nomination of pro-abortion Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace retiring pro-abortion Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court.

Now, Kagan's nomination will head to the Senate floor, where Republicans may mount a filibuster or may back down knowing they don't have the votes to uphold it -- especially with one of their own backing Kagan today.

That the Democrat-dominated panel would approve the former Clinton administration official who was tagged for promoting partial-birth abortions was fully expected...