Governor Sebelius - nominee as Head of Health and Human Services - yesterday vetoed a Bill restricting 3rd trimester abortions

Press release from Catholic League

Catholic League: For Religious and Civil Rights

SEBELIUS’ POLITICAL KICKBACK

April 24, 2009

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, nominated to be the next secretary of health and human services, vetoed a bill yesterday that would have placed new restrictions on third trimester abortions. Catholic League president Bill Donohue spoke to this issue today:

“The veto by Sebelius was a political kickback to Dr. George Tiller, the infamous abortion doctor who specializes in killing kids just before they are born (and in some cases when they are mostly born). It was also a clear rejection of women’s rights.

“Tiller is a long-time donor and friend of Sebelius, having greased her with so much dough that she can’t even remember how much he has forked up. All along he was buying protection from lawsuits, and yesterday he got what he wanted. Sebelius, like all pro-abortion Catholics, says she wants to reduce abortions, yet what she just did was to shield abortionists like Tiller from publicly stating why it is necessary to kill a kid after the 22nd week of pregnancy. Now he can go about his death trade willy nilly, without any accountability. Moreover, the bill would have allowed a woman to sue if she believed the abortionist lied to her about the need for a late-term abortion. So much for women’s rights.

“Sebelius seems incapable of shame. She waited until the 11th hour yesterday to deliver her body blow: she vetoed the bill at 4:45 p.m. on the 10th and last day before the clock ran out. And President Obama wants to put a person like this in charge of the nation’s healthcare? It just doesn’t get any dirtier than this.”

Comments

[Eileen Peterson]

Why, Lord, and for how long must those in powerful positions in our government persecute those who have no voice but ours? The very gift of our humanity is betrayed for money and political power. Have mercy on this misguided governor who does not know what she does. Touch her hardened heart. Amen

[Raymond Bejnart]

I am tired of having these witnesses to the Holocaust of Abortion be labelled as Catholics or Christians. What they are doing is underming the validity of the 10 Commandments. If they identify themselves Catholic (such as Gov. Sebelius, Gov. Patterson (NY) and others), then the acting Bishop in their Catholic Diocese needs to begin ex-communication proceedings in the PUBLIC eye. The Christian Hierarcy needs to speak out in a loud way!