From AP:
WASHINGTON - As a Reagan administration lawyer in 1985, Samuel Alito made clear
his hope that the Supreme Court would one day overturn a landmark ruling that established
abortion rights.But Alito, now a Supreme Court nominee, argued against an all-out assault on the
Roe v. Wade ruling, fearing such an assault would fail. Instead, he recommended a
policy of “mitigating its effects” by trying to persuade justices to accept state
regulations on abortions.While working as an assistant to the solicitor general, Alito called for
the office, which represents the federal government before the Supreme Court, to help
defend provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act. Some of the act’s
provisions had been overturned by a panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in the case American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. Thornburgh.
So it begins.
Imagine that, a lawyer advocating the position of his client. How dare he!
Let’s just hope they don’t take their own lives when Alito is confirmed.
Update: The Washington Post’s take: