War Without End, Amen?

Focuses on the impact of the possible confirmation of Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. at the U.S. Supreme Court on a 1973 ruling that declared a constitutional right to abortions. Benefits of the nomination of the judge for conservatives; Views of Paul Freedman, an associate professor of politics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, on the ruling; Potential implications of a state-by-state abortion debate for the electoral chances of Republican politicians.