Samuel Alito in The Associated Press


On Abortion: States can require women seeking abortions to notify spouses

Alito, a Catholic, is opposed to abortion, his 90-year-old mother forthrightly told reporters in New Jersey. As a judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, he voted in 1991 to uphold a Pennsylvania law that included a provision requiring women seeking abortions to notify their spouses. That case went to the Supreme Court, where justices used it to reaffirm Roe v. Wade. O’Connor was an architect of the decision that struck down the spousal notification requirement.
Source: Associated Press Oct 31, 2005

On Abortion: Oppose publicly funded abortions for rape and incest victims

In 2000, Alito was among the judges who ruled that a New Jersey law banning late-term abortions was unconstitutional, following high court precedent. He wrote a careful decision that said his vote was compelled. In 1995, he voted to invalidate Pennsylvania restrictions on publicly funded abortions for women who are victims of rape or incest. The state wanted the women to have to report the crime to police first, but Alito joined another judge in finding that federal policy trumped state rules.
Source: Associated Press Oct 31, 2005

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