President George W. Bush's appointment of Samuel Alito Jr. to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court last year explains, more than any other factor, Wednesday's historic decision upholding the federal ban on "partial birth" abortions. Without O'Connor, the thin 5-4 majority that held the line in favor of abortion rights finally cracked. The ruling is the first upholding a federal ban on a specific abortion procedure since the Court declared the right to an abortion in Roe v. Wade in 1973.
April 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
It all came down to Samuel Alito Jr.
President George W. Bush’s appointment of Alito to replace Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court last year explains, more than any other factor, Wednesday’s historic Supreme Court decision upholding the federal ban on “partial birth” abortions.
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