Alito Favored Abortion Rights in 3 of 4 Cases

 
"Of the four abortion cases in which he participated as an appeals court judge, he voted on the pro-choice side in all but one."
 
His four abortion cases include:
• "A 1991 challenge to a Pennsylvania law requiring married women to notify their husbands before seeking an abortion. The court struck down the restriction. Alito dissented."

• "A 1995 challenge to a Pennsylvania law that required women seeking to use Medicaid funds to abort a pregnancy resulting from rape or incest to report the incident to law enforcement officials and identify the offender. Alito provided the decisive vote striking down the abortion restriction."

• "A 1997 challenge to a New Jersey law that prevents parents from suing for damages on behalf of the wrongful death of a fetus. Alito ruled that the Constitution does not afford protection to the unborn."

• "A 2000 challenge to New Jersey's ban on so-called partial-birth abortions. Alito struck down the law based on a recent Supreme Court decision."

FULL ARTICLE at
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1102/p01s04-usju.html