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Louisiana pro-lifers are raising concerns<\/a> over incoming Governor John Bel Edwards’s selection of Dr. Rebekah Gee for state health secretary.<\/p>\n

Louisiana Right to Life director Benjamin Clapper found that Gee, an OB\/GYN, delivered a speech to the National Abortion Rights Action League in 2003, and that in 2006, she was co-plaintiff in a lawsuit attempting to force Walmart to stock the morning-after pill, which can abort conceived children<\/a> by blocking their implantation in the uterus.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith such a long record of connections with pro-abortion entities,” Clapper said, “it raises into question her abilities to run the Department of Health and Hospitals in a pro-life manner.”<\/p>\n

Louisiana Family Forum leader Rev. Gene Mills lamented, \u201cI find it ironic that the most pro-life state in the nation has received, somewhat in a clandestine fashion, a very aggressive advocate for the abortion position.” He also said he intends to release additional statements from Gee indicating she is a pro-abortion advocate.<\/p>\n

Edwards’s gubernatorial transition team responded to the concerns with a statement assuring those concerned that Gee \u201cis committed to following the law and the governor\u2019s directives in all respects,\u201d including running the Department of Health and Hospitals in a pro-life manner.<\/p>\n

John Bel Edwards was elected as a pro-life Democrat in October. However, several pro-lifers raised concerns<\/a> over his devotion to ending abortion, including a statement that he was pro-choice on a 2006 survey, his 2014 authoring of an amendment to weaken conscience protections for pro-life employees, and his support of Obamacare, which subsidizes<\/a> abortion and directs federal funds<\/a> to Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Louisiana pro-lifers are raising concerns over incoming Governor John Bel Edwards’s selection of Dr. Rebekah Gee for state health secretary. 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