You can read the ruling here. A couple of excerpts:
Legislative intent is the polestar of statutory construction. Our role as judges requires that we put aside our own personal views of what we might like to see enacted, and instead do our best to discern what the Legislature actually intended. Once we discern the Legislature's intent we must put it into effect, even if we ourselves might have made different policy choices.Clearly, he was not pro-abortion in the matter, he was for strict constructionism and against judicial activism, which is a good thing. More on Gonzales:< snip>
It is important to appreciate that the Legislature adopted a statutory scheme that subordinates parental rights in the case of a mature and sufficiently well informed minor, even if the minor has an ideal relationship with her parents, and even if notifying the parents would not only not place the minor in emotional or physical danger, but may in fact be in her best interest. While the ramifications of such a law and the results of the Court's decision here may be personally troubling to me as a parent, it is my obligation as a judge to impartially apply the laws of this state without imposing my moral view on the decisions of the Legislature.
When Gonzales took his latest job, conservative lawyers in Washington were wary, even suspicious. Partly this was because he was not part of their inbred world. But Gonzales also had more of a reputation as a Bush loyalist than as a conservative. During his short time on the bench, he was considered a relative moderate — relative, that is, to Texas legal politics — and some of his votes deeply angered pro-lifers.Finally, the Christian Coalition and the Family Research Council have no problem with his nomination.But Gonzales has moved quickly and effectively to allay conservatives' concerns. First, he staffed his office with highly regarded conservatives, including former clerks to Clarence Thomas and former aides to Kenneth Starr. He picked Timothy Flanagan, a conservative and Justice Department veteran, as his deputy.
Frankly, in party politics, I'd rather have a loyalist than a purist always questioning my motives and actions. Conservatives are if anything utterly disloyal in Republicans whenever they don't get what they want, and seem to have no recognition of the sausage making of politics at work.
Conservatives who don't like what the administration does should go and work to get their own man elected instead.
Sniping at Bush over nonsense like this is just aiding and abetting the anti-Christ conspiracy known as the Democrat Party.