Sebelius and Abortion

Sebelius: Setting the Record Straight  - Key Doc on Sebelius Votes/Vetoes - by Kansans for Life


April 21, 2009 - Nov. 15, 2002 ProKanDo Fundraising Letter Signed by Kansas abortionist Tiller
April 20, 2009 - Timing of Publication Belies Sebelius' "Accidental Omission" in Answers to U.S. Senate

 April, 2009 - How Sebelius Subverted the Tiller Trial by Jack Cashill, Ph.D.
Background:
KFL Press Release, March 2, 2009 
Kansas is pro-life.  Kathleen Sebelius is not.  Sebelius and her supporters, however, have been trying to 
redefine "pro-life" with the help of Democrat operatives funded by George
Soros.

During her 2006 re-election campaign, she held a press conference in Overland Park, Kansas (sponsored by a hastily-created online group without any prolife credentials or members) to rebut the teaching on abortion that Kansas Catholic Archbishop Joseph Naumann had publicly issued months earlier.


As Governor (2002-Present) Kathleen Sebelius:


VETOED
in 2003 abortion clinic licensing, which would have raised the standards for safety for women and sanitation to at least match those of veterinary clinics in Kansas.
 

LINE-ITEM VETOED in 2004 a budget provision for matching grants to crisis pregnancy/adoption referral centers. NOTE: Sebelius signed it the next year to soften public outrage  The pregnancy maintenance funds were restored by state legislators, but have been removed from the 2010 budget by Sebelius.

VETOED in 2005 abortion clinic licensing (same bill as 2003) despite a February 2005 death at Tiller’s and a rodent-infested clinic that kept fetal parts and open drugs in the staff refrigerator.

VETOED in 2006 a bill adding one question to the mandatory state abortion report to indicate whether abortion of a viable baby was being performed for a physical or mental health reason.


LINE-ITEM VETOED
in 2007 a budget restriction to state health department (KDHE) unless viable abortion reporting included legitimate medical diagnoses.


VETOED
in 2008 the Comprehensive Abortion Reform Act which took steps to prevent coerced abortions, gave injunctive relief for suspected illegal late term abortions and granted women the right to see an ultrasound if one was performed by the abortion facility.

REMOVED Iin 2009 pregnancy maintenance funds from the proposed 2010 budget.

SIGNED THE Women's Right to Know and See Act that had been passed by the Kansas Legislature by veto-proof majorities.


Governor Sebelis has financial ties to notorius late-term abortionist George Tiller

In addition to her voting record and actions as Governor, Kathleen Sebelius has accepted, over the years, many large contributions from infamous late-term Kansas abortionist George Tiller.  Directly, the contribution total in the tens of thousands of collars; and indirectly in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.


In 2006 she recruited a Kansas District Attorney to run for A.G. against the sitting A.G. who was investigating Tiller, for performing illegal late-term abortions. The candidate, Paul Morrison, stated he would drop the investigation and he won, largely because of $1.2 million dollars spent on his behalf by Tiller. Ironically, however, even though after he won, Morrison dropped Kline's charges, he filed 19 of his own against Tiller based on another part of the same 1998, which, contrary to some claims by Sebelius supporters, was in place 5 years prior to Sebelius becoming Governor. Tiller faces those charges at a trial beginning March 23, 2009.
 

In 2007, Sebelius even entertained Tiller’s staff of 25 (including 3 other abortionists) at the Governor’s mansion, allowing herself to be photographed happily accepting a special T-shirt commemorating her re-election and Kline’s defeat. One of the abortionists in attendance was Leroy Carhart who testified under oath in federal court that sometimes during abortions he twists the arms off unborn babies while they are still alive. 

The Governor's office claims she donated the dinner at her mansion to a dinner auction and that Tiller simply bought the auction item. Her office claims it was bought with a documented $2,500 donation by Tiller in 2005 to the organization (Kansas City Women's Political Caucus) which holds the annual Torch Dinner and Auction.  However, records show that $2,500 was the price of sponsoring a table at the Torch Dinner itself, and no receipt is known to exist for the auction item itself. The grand total received for all auctioned items is listed on the organization's annual 990 and in not broken out. The $2,500 Tiller donation is listed on the organization's PAC donation list where dinner tickets/table sponsorships are listed.


A politician who accepts and condones the killing of innocent human beings in order to solve societal problems, should never be allowed to control health care. 



When researching Kathleen Sebelius' record on life issues, we suggest you start with these first two articles.  The first is a document compiled by Kansans for Life which (when you scroll down) includes her voting record related to (mostly) life issues. There is some information there you won't find anywhere else.

The second is a key article because it is by the Associated Press and contains information also not found elsewhere, at least in the mainstream media. Below that are many other related articles. There are many that follow that.



Tiller's Influence on State Debated 
Associated Press: June 23, 2007
This article shows the following by two Tiller-founded organizations:                        
2002: George Tiller founded his ProKanDo P.A.C. (KFL note: the year Sebelius first ran for Governor). 
2002: ProKanDo gave $271,000 to candidates, party committees and other PACsmore than double the second-ranked Kansas Contractors Assoc., according to the state Governmental Ethics Commission.
2003-2004: ProKanDo spent nearly $90,000.
2005-2006: TOTAL $1,213,000.00:  ($650,000 ProKanDo PAC, $163,000 in-kind employee pay from Tiller clinic to his ProKanDo PAC, and $400,000 Consumers for Privacy Protection, a "non-profit" which had the same address as ProKanDo, and which financed the "Snoop Dog Kline" campaign postcards). 

NOTE FROM KFL: There are more donations from Tiller to Sebelius herself, her own Blue Stem PAC and to PAC's or organizations (e.g. National Democratic Governor's Association) which she helped control.

Extensive information on this can be found at:
www.kansasmeadowlark.com, specifically as regards Gov. Sebelius: http://kansasmeadowlark.com/2009/03/03/sebelius-tiller-prokando/ 
This information has never been disputed because all citations contain links to actual campaign finance documents, etc.



Other related documents/articles:

1998-2007 Graph
Why Kansas Late-Term Abortion Decreased: Not Because of Sebelius

1998-2007 Statistics
Kansas Abortion Statistics

Sebelius' Pro-Choice Incoherence
TownHall.com, March 11, 2009

Kansas Catholic Conference Leader Decries Support for Sebelius
CatholicCulture.org, March 10, 2009

Researcher: Catholic United Falsely Claims Sebelius Caused Abortion Drop
LifeNews.com, March 9, 2009

Sebelius Nomination Continues Obama Abortion Agenda
NRLC Press Release, March 3, 2009

Sebelius and Kansans for Life on National Public Radio
NPR.org, March 2, 2009

Obama Nominates Abortions's Top Governor
HumanEvents.com, March 2, 2009

Chief Justice Calls Out Sebelius Appointee
KFL Press Release, December 5, 2008

Sebelius Admits State Slow to Reimburse for Tiller Reception
KC Star Prime Buzz, June 2, 2008 

State Not Paid Back Quickly for Tiller Reception
AP, June 2, 2008

The Killing Fields of Kansas
Worldmag.com, June 2, 2008

Records Show Reimbursement Slow on Tiller Dinner
ChristianNewsWire.com, June 2, 2008

What Matters Most
KFL Press Release,  May 29, 2008

Kansas Governor Hosts Party for Late-Term Abortionist
KFL Press Release, May 28, 2008

A Vice-President for Abortion
TownHall.com, May 26, 2008

Catholic Governor's Veto Prompts Pastoral Action
Catholic.org, May 13, 2008

Kansas Legislature Adjourns Without C.A.R.A.
KFL Press Release, May 8, 2008

Kansas Archbishop Rebukes Governor for Abortion Ties
KFL Press Release, May 10, 2008

C.A.R.A. Override Fails in Senate by Two Votes
KFL Press Release, April 30, 2008 

Legislators Respond to C.A.R.A. Veto and KDHE Obstruction
Rep. Lance Kinzer Press Release, April 24, 2008

Governor Vetoes Reasonable Bill for Unreasonable Reasons
KFL Press Release, April 21, 2008

KFL Reaction to New Attorney General Appointment
KFL Press Release, January 18, 2008

Governor Silent While Law Enforcers Lose Credibility
KFL Action Alert, December 31, 2007

Sebelius Looking to Name New Attorney General
KC Star Prime Buzz, December 17, 2007

KFL Legislative Alert on Pro-Life Bills
KFL Action Alert, April 2, 2007

KFL Applauds Archbishop's Criticism of Sebelius's Vetoes
KFL Press Release, September 13, 2006

KFL 2006 Legislative Agenda
KFL Action Alert, May 15, 2006

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