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From Life News:
Obama
Will Likely Pick Pro-Abortion Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as Health Secretary

by
Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
February 18,
2009

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Washington,
DC (LifeNews.com) — While House officials say President Barack
Obama will name pro-abortion Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who has
been criticized for refusing to limit late-term abortions, as the
Secretary of the Health and Human Services Department.

Once
official, her selection would add to Obama's growing pro-abortion
record as president.

Obama
advisors notified the media late Wednesday that the president has
settled on Sebelius as his top choice for the position, though her
has not made his decision official.

The
New York Times indicates the White House has not finished vetting
Sebelius for the post and officials were unsure whether the process
would be complete in time for her to be nominated next week.

The
newspaper indicated the advisors described Sebelius as the "leading
candidate" and said no other potential candidates have been mention,
although they insisted the decision is not final.

The
president was forced to select someone else for the top post, which
could have a significant impact on abortion issues, because his previous
selection, pro-abortion former Sen. Tom Daschle, removed his name
from consideration after a scandal over his not paying taxes properly.

As
the health secretary, Sebelius could have an impact in crafting a
health care plan that could cover abortions with taxpayer funds or
require insurance companies to cover abortions in their plans.

Sebelius
is most notorious for her close relationship with late-term abortion
practitioner George Tiller, who has escaped prosecution and accountability
thus far for allegedly repeatedly violating state abortion laws.

He's
done so in part because of the lax standards of Sebelius and her political
allies, to whom Tiller has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Governor Sebelius vetoed a bill last April that the legislature approved
that would have strengthened the state's limits on late-term abortions.

That
followed by a year her veto of a bill requiring explicit medical reasons
for a late abortion, which was preceded by vetoing other pro-life
legislation in 2006, 2005 and 2003.

Sebelius
went as far as to coordinate a
secret event with Tiller at the governor's mansion that was criticized
because her staff failed to officially report the event.

Her
position favoring abortion is so radical and extreme that Archbishop
Joseph Naumann of Kansas City called
on her to stop receiving communion until she disowns her support
for the "serious moral evil" of abortion.

Sebelius
could also, if confirmed by the Senate, could also issue new regulations
overturning the protections
President Bush put in place that protect pro-life doctors and medical
centers.

The
new Bush regulations provide better enforcement for laws helping medical
staff avoid being involved in abortions.

A
potential post in the Obama administration would help pro-life efforts
in Kansas if only by removing Sebelius from office. It may also mean
she will not run for Senate in 2010, where she was seen as a leading
contender for the seat of pro-life Sen. Sam Brownback, who is expected
to run for