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(National Review<\/a>) The Supreme Court\u2019s decision to overturn\u00a0Roe v. Wade\u00a0<\/i>prompted the presidents of many colleges and universities throughout the country to send messages to their students, lamenting the decision and affirming their commitment to \u201creproductive rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are some of the most egregious statements from universities in response, coming from public statements or emails obtained by\u00a0National Review<\/span>.<\/p>\n

In an email to students, University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman told Wolverines, \u201cI strongly support access to abortion services, and I will do everything in my power as president to ensure we continue to provide this critically important care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coleman recently convened an abortion-access\u00a0task force<\/a>, one of the functions of which will be to provide resources for out-of-state abortions for students and patients who come to the university\u2019s hospital system. The co-chair of the task force, Dr. Lisa Harris, once served as chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of Michigan.<\/p>\n

Down the road, President Samuel Stanley of Michigan State University felt the need to \u201cemphatically state that reproductive health care is a basic human right.\u201d Though he said that he respects \u201cthe diversity of opinions Spartans hold on the issue of elective abortion,\u201d he stated that the university has \u201ca responsibility to stay true to our core values and work to improve the health and life outcomes of all those we educate, train and serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo that end,\u201d he continued, \u201cMSU will continue to stand for sustainable health for all. In the face of a ruling that jeopardizes many people\u2019s health, we will \u2014 within the boundaries of the law \u2014 continue to educate the next generation of clinicians and health professionals in reproductive health and also support access to equitable, high-quality, affordable and safe health care for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Pushing the abortion pill on college campuses is dangerous to women<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Out west, University of California system president Michael Drake, though he recognized the different opinions students have on abortion,\u00a0wrote<\/a>, \u201cThe Court\u2019s decision is antithetical to the University of California\u2019s mission and values. We strongly support allowing individuals to access evidence-based health care services and to make decisions about their own care in consultation with their medical team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colleges within the system riffed on Drake\u2019s statement. UCLA chancellor Gene Block\u00a0echoed<\/a>\u00a0Drake\u2019s sentiments and told students that \u201cUCLA currently provides students with access to comprehensive reproductive health services and will continue to offer these services.\u201d<\/p>\n

UC-Davis chancellor Gary May wrote that \u201cwe will continue to move forward together to protect the human rights for people making health care decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

In fairness, the messages were not all bad. University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson assured students in an email that her personal views would remain private, encouraging Hawkeyes to \u201chelp ensure that the University of Iowa is a place for open and respectful discussion of differences\u201d and implored them to \u201cfind constructive ways to have your voice heard by participating vigorously in our democratic process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, multiple Catholic schools rejoiced at the decision. President John Garvey of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., praised the rejection of \u201cthe unholy idea that there is a constitutional right to kill unborn children\u201d and encouraged students to \u201cbuild a civilization of love\u201d in a post-Roe world. Ave Maria University in Florida\u00a0tweeted<\/a>\u00a0a picture of students at the annual March for Life with the caption, \u201cAve stands for life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the responses that implored students to engage in civil debate or rejoiced at the end of\u00a0Roe v. Wade<\/i>\u00a0appeared to be the exception. Those who lament the decision in\u00a0Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health<\/i>\u00a0make pro-life students feel unwelcome at their institutions. Many of them recognize the diverse opinions on campus then proceed to take a side in the debate. Here are publicly funded schools advocating for a specific side of a political issue, something unbecoming of supposed places of learning and free thought.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at National Review<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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