matter of contention

Certification was never a matter of contention before 2020, having always been seen as a largely ceremonial non-partisan part of the process.

What happened next is a matter of contention.

Among them is Mary Hahn Beerworth, executive director of the Vermont Right to Life Committee, who said the practice “was, and remains, a matter of contention.”

Mary Hahn Beerworth, executive director of the Vermont Right to Life Committee, said assisted suicide “was and remains a matter of contention.”

Whether he actually said those words is a matter of contention, but they did sum up his message.