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Surgeon General
Who is, and what do we know, about President Obama's nominee for US Surgeon General? President Obama's record, to reduce the number of abortions, belies the fact that every appointee he has made, has been adamantly pro-abortion. I think the new appointee is no different. Regina Benjamin is President Barack Obama's choice for Surgeon General. She comes from Alabama, where she founded a clinic, that treats the poor. Dr. Benjamin is also Catholic. White House spokesman Reid Cherlin said after Dr. Benjamin's nomination, "that she supports the President's position on reproductive health issues." Note the word 'health issues', that is a code word for abortion rights.
The Surgeon General is the nation's 'chief health educator' according to the federal government's Web site. The office oversees the operations of the 6,000 - member Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. While the job requires Senate confirmation, the surgeon general doesn't directly set policy, reporting instead to an assistant secretary within the Department of Health and Human Services. Their Czar is Kathleen Sebulius.
Although her exact position has not been articulated in the public square, we are waiting for more information, which I'm sure will be disclosed shortly, on her public position and her Catholic Church teaching.
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