Regina Benjamin

Regina Benjamin

Regina Benjamin

Obama Pick Regina Benjamin's Support for Abortion Education Prompts Questions
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In what appears to be a replay of the debate concerning Sonia Sotomayor, groups on both sides of the abortion debate are asking where Regina Benjamin, Obama's pick for Surgeon General, stands on abortion. They're coming away with more questions than answers. On Monday, LifeNews.com broke the news that Benjamin had supported an American Medical Association policy in December 1996 that called for more abortion education. The article also highlighted her involvement with a pro-abortion doctors group. Today, the White House confirmed that Benjamin shares the views of pro-abortion President Barack Obama on "reproductive health issues," which presumably includes abortion. Leading pro-life and pro-abortion groups have been silent, so far, on Benjamin.
The officials from top pro-life organizations that LifeNews.com has spoken to like Benjamin's Catholic background and her service to her community but they question where she stands on abortion and abortion training. Reports today indicate that Benjamin dispenses birth control at her Alabama clinic and officials there told the McClatchy news service that abortions are not done but would not comment on whether Benjamin's center makes abortion referrals. The focus is also turning to the statement the AMA adopted at a December 1996 conference urging more abortion education. The AMA called on medical schools to "encourage education on termination of pregnancy issues so that medical students receive a satisfactory knowledge of the medical, ethical, legal, and psychological principles associated with termination of pregnancy." Ref. Source 3