Alito's Abortion Points

More details are emerging about how Judge Samuel Alito opposed the right to life and/or supported Roe v. Wade.

Here are some examples:

• In 1985 as a lawyer, Mr. Alito recommended against the Reagan Justice Department asking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Source: Townhall.com, downloaded 1/28/2006)
• Elizabeth Blackwell Health Center For Women (and others) v. Catherine Baker Knoll, Treasurer of Pennsylvania (and others) relaxed restrictions on federal funding of abortion. Judge Alito voted for this. (Source: The American View, downloaded 1/28/2006)
• In 2000, Judge Alito voted to strike down New Jersey's ban on partial-birth abortion in Planned Parenthood Of Central New Jersey v. John Farmer, Jr.. (Source: The Christian Science Monitor, downloaded 1/28/2006)
• In the 2006 Senate Confirmation Hearings, Alito said that he did not agree that "the Constitution always trumps stare decisis," allowing for the possibility of putting court opinion such as Roe v. Wade above Constitutional law. (Source: The American View, downloaded 1/28/2006)

Further information about Alito's record on abortion would be appreciated.

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