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Obama to Name Pro-Abortion Kathleen Sebelius as Health Secretary, Officials Say
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. 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. 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. 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. Ref. Source 2

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Senate Votes to Approve Pro-Abortion Obama HHS Nominee Kathleen Sebelius

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Senate voted on a lopsided 2-1 margin in favor of pro-abortion Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to become the next Health Secretary. Pro-life groups had opposed her nomination because of her lengthy pro-abortion record voting pro-life bills and her close connection with a late-term abortion practitioner. Senators voted 65 to 31 on Tuesday to confirm Sebelius as the secretary of Health and Human Services, approving yet another of President Barack Obama's pro-abortion nominees. 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 could also issue new regulations overturning the protections President Bush put in place that protect pro-life doctors and medical centers as the Obama administration has proposed doing.

This was the vote:

Senate Vote Tally on Nomination of Pro-Abortion Kathleen Sebelius

Senate Vote Tally on Nomination of Pro-Abortion Kathleen Sebelius
Alabama: | Sessions (R-AL), Not Voting | Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Alaska: | Begich (D-AK), Yea | Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Arizona: | Kyl (R-AZ), Nay | McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Arkansas: | Lincoln (D-AR), Yea | Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California: | Boxer (D-CA), Yea | Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado: | Bennet (D-CO), Yea | Udall (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut: | Dodd (D-CT), Yea | Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Delaware: | Carper (D-DE), Yea | Kaufman (D-DE), Yea
Florida: | Martinez (R-FL), Nay | Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Georgia: | Chambliss (R-GA), Nay | Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Hawaii: | Akaka (D-HI), Yea | Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho: | Crapo (R-ID), Nay | Risch (R-ID), Nay
Illinois: | Burris (D-IL), Yea | Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Indiana: | Bayh (D-IN), Yea | Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa: | Grassley (R-IA), Nay | Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas: | Brownback (R-KS), Yea | Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky: | Bunning (R-KY), Nay | McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana: | Landrieu (D-LA), Yea | Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Maine: | Collins (R-ME), Yea | Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland: | Cardin (D-MD), Yea | Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts: | Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting | Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan: | Levin (D-MI), Yea | Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota: | Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi: | Cochran (R-MS), Nay | Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Missouri: | Bond (R-MO), Yea | McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana: | Baucus (D-MT), Yea | Tester (D-MT), Yea
Nebraska: | Johanns (R-NE), Nay | Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada: | Ensign (R-NV), Nay | Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire: | Gregg (R-NH), Yea | Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
New Jersey: | Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea | Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico: | Bingaman (D-NM), Yea | Udall (D-NM), Yea
New York: | Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea | Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina: | Burr (R-NC), Nay | Hagan (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota: | Conrad (D-ND), Yea | Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio: | Brown (D-OH), Yea | Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma: | Coburn (R-OK), Nay | Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Oregon: | Merkley (D-OR), Yea | Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania: | Casey (D-PA), Yea | Specter (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island: | Reed (D-RI), Yea | Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina: | DeMint (R-SC), Nay | Graham (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota: | Johnson (D-SD), Yea | Thune (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee: | Alexander (R-TN), Nay | Corker (R-TN), Nay
Texas: | Cornyn (R-TX), Nay | Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Utah: | Bennett (R-UT), Nay | Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Vermont: | Leahy (D-VT), Yea | Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Virginia: | Warner (D-VA), Yea | Webb (D-VA), Yea
Washington: | Cantwell (D-WA), Yea | Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia: | Byrd (D-WV), Yea | Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Wisconsin: | Feingold (D-WI), Yea | Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming: | Barrasso (R-WY), Nay | Enzi (R-WY), Nay

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Campaign to Fire Katheleen Sebelius Intensifies as Obamacare Unravels

With Obamacare leading to taxpayer funding of abortions, massive layoffs at hospitals and medical centers and a botched system few seem to be able to sign up on, calls to fire pro-abortion HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are growing.

"Senate Republicans are already calling for Kathleen Sebelius to resign her post. And these voices of public disapproval will only grow louder in the days ahead, I can assure you," Ref. Source 8

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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius apologized Wednesday to Americans for the "Miserably frustrating experience" Caused by problems with the Obamacare website.

Sebelius told a House committee that the "Vast majority" Of consumers will be able to shop online for health insurance under Obamacare by the end of November without the problems being experienced now.

In an advance copy of her testimony, Sebelius says it's frustrating and unacceptable that the site has not lived up to its expectations.

However, she said Obamacare has delivered on its central promise to provide affordable healthcare.

"Over the past few weeks, millions of Americans have visited HealthCare.gov to look at their new health coverage options under the Affordable Care Act," Sebelius says. "In that time, nearly 700,000 applications have been submitted to the federal and state marketplaces from across the nation. This tremendous interest -- with over 20 million unique visits to date to HealthCare.gov -- confirms that the American people are looking for quality, affordable health coverage." Ref. CNN

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Writer of "The Exorcist" Says Kathleen Sebelius" Abortion Support is "Demonic"

Kathleen Sebelius made national headlines yesterday by saying she didn't know which Obamacare plans would force Americans to pay for abortions with their taxpayer dollars. It wasn't the first time she has supported abortion - as Sebelius has a longstanding history of supporting late-term abortion practitioners in her home state of Kansas. Ref. Source 5

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Sebelius Gets "Web Site for Dummies" Book at Obamacare Promotional Event

At a promotional event today for Obamacare, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius got a book from one Americans who shares the frustrations most people across the country are facing over Obamacare. She received a book entitled, "Web Sites for Dummies" in response to the failing Obamacare web site.

From a report on the state legislator who gave her the book: The only warning State Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, gave of what he intended to do at U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius" visit to the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library Friday, Nov. 1, was that he would appear "in protest of the visit." Ref. Source 5

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Sebelius Dodges Question About Obamacare Insurance Promise as "Lie of the Year"

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today dodged a question about the "Lie of the Year" award Obamacare won yesterday.

When Congress debated the Obamacare health care law, pro-life advocates were often the one early voice exposing how the law would cause rationing of life-saving care. Obamacare supporters have mocked the claim and the media went after Sarah Palin saying Americans should be concerned about "death panels." Ref. Source 9

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FALSE: Sebelius is Wrong: Obamacare Web Site Doesn't List Which Plans Cover Abortion

The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI), the education and research arm of the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List), today released new information exposing the ongoing abortion transparency problems during implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

The SBA List called on Congress to immediately vote on the Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (S. 1848) introduced today by Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), which would require clear disclosure of abortion coverage for each plan offered on the new health insurance exchanges. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced companion legislation in the House in October. Ref. Source 9