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Kathleen Sebelius's Abortion Stance: the Catholic Angle

February 27, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country

The Brody File says the White House is weighing the controversy over Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius's ties to embattled abortion provider George Tiller in deciding whether to appoint her to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. I wonder how much (if it all) this controversy is exacerbated by Sebelius's Catholicism and her falling out with her own bishop over her support for abortion rights. If Sebelius were a pro-choice, mainline Protestant, would she be less of a lightning rod for pro-lifers?

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Christianity,
abortion,
Catholic Church,
Kathleen Sebelius,
religion

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Cool story you got here. I'd like to read more about this matter.

Steave of AL 7:08PM October 21, 2009

As a survivor of Catholicism, I commend Sebelius and wish her the best. She places quality of life above mere existence, and that is to be applauded.

Sean of TX 10:01PM May 01, 2009

Just because Protestants believe differently than Catholics does not mean that abortion should be legal. There is such a thing as objective truth, and it is objectively true that a fetus is alive from the moment of conception. Therefore, it is irrefutable that abortion kills a living thing. Now, as for the issue of the humanity of the fetus, if it is not human, what is it? There certainly is nowhere else in nature where anything, animal or vegetable, changes from one species to another. This is one instance in which popularity CANNOT supercede objectivity.

Damian of CO 2:35PM March 05, 2009

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Dan Gilgoff covers religion for U.S. News & World Report. He is the author of The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America are Winning the Culture War, and is a former politics editor at beliefnet. E-mail Dan at godandcountry@usnews.com.

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