Alito’s view on abortion is also expected to be widely debated. The Associated Press interviewed Alito’s 90-year-old mother about her son’s stance on abortion. She said, “Of course he’s against abortion.” Meanwhile the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that if the Senate confirms Alito, the Supreme Court will have a Catholic majority for the first time in its history. Alito would join Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas to give the nine-member court a total of five Catholics.