Alito Argued to Overturn Roe in 1985 Memo - Yahoo! News

Alito Argued to Overturn Roe in 1985 Memo - Yahoo! News: "Fri Dec 23, 9:56 AM ET

WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito wrote in a June 1985 memo that the landmark
Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion should be overturned.
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In a recommendation to the solicitor general on filing a friend-of-court brief, Alito said that the government 'should make clear that we disagree with Roe v. Wade and would welcome the opportunity to brief the issue of whether, and if so to what extent, that decision should be overruled.'"