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Sessions Receives Report from Americans United for Life on Kagan’s Partial-Birth Abortion Record

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Sessions Receives Report from Americans United for Life on Kagan’s Partial-Birth Abortion Record

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following comments today after meeting with Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President & CEO of Americans United for Life. At the meeting, Dr. Yoest delivered the group’s report on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s record on partial-birth abortion from her time in the Clinton White House:

“Americans United for Life is a respected independent organization with a long history of protecting the rights of the unborn. During the latter part of the 1990s, AUL was active in promoting federal legislation that would have banned partial-birth abortions. The debate over the legislation—in which Ms. Kagan played a major role—was intense, and the vote was much contested.

“Partial-birth abortion is a gruesome procedure. People strongly oppose it. AUL’s report provides a valuable perspective on the debate, its importance, the timeline of events, and the key role Ms. Kagan appears to have played in the outcome of the fight.

“President Clinton seems to have been disposed to sign the ban, and Ms. Kagan seems to have persuaded him to reverse that position. In her testimony, Ms. Kagan clearly presented herself as a neutral staffer in the process, though this record suggests she was an active player in working to keep partial-birth abortion legal.

“I look forward to studying the facts carefully in an effort to fairly evaluate this contradiction.”

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