To the Editor:

Re: “The Apolitical Pill,” Opinion, April 7.

There are a few corrections that I would like to make to the editorial on the “non-incendiary” changes that President Obama has made regarding abortion. The editor called the reversal of the “global gag rule,” or Mexico City Policy, notable — however, research posted on Jill Stanek’s column on WorldNetDaily.com reveals that reversing this policy actually only provided funding to five organizations. Furthermore, Stanek cites the funds gained as “paltry” at best, with International Planned Parenthood gaining $5 million when “IPPF’s London corporate headquarters alone made $120.5 million in 2007.”

The author goes on to cite Obama’s appointment of “aisle-straddling Kathleen Sebelius” as yet another respectful change. However, looking into the history of Kathleen Sebelius, she is anything but an aisle-straddler. LifeNews.com says, “Sebelius vetoed a bill last April that the legislature approved that would have strengthened the state’s limits on late-term abortions” — abortions that many Americans agree should be limited. She has also vetoed bills that would require medical reasons for obtaining a late-term abortion and other pro-life legislation in 2006, 2005 and 2003. Many link these vetoes to her support of infamous late-term abortionist, George Tiller, who escaped prosecution for violating state abortion laws thanks to the “lax standards” of Sebelius.

The editorial paints a nice picture of Obama’s legislation as being very fair, but the truth is that his record, both before and after the election, has served the pro-choice, pro-abortion agenda in many ways.

Katie Weible ’10

President, Cornell Coalition For Life