He voted to force taxpayers to fund abortions on military bases. He voted for a Senate resolution endorsing Roe v. Wade. And as Senate majority leader, he helped block votes on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and a ban on human cloning.
Former Sen. Tom Daschle supports expanding taxpayer funding of destructive embryonic stem-cell research. He's even been "disowned" by his Catholic bishop due to his strong pro-abortion stance.
And President-elect Barack Obama wants this man as his secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
On Thursday, the Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) Committee is scheduled to take up Daschle's nomination.
"Tom Daschle is a disaster appointment, the opposite of a national protector of health and human services," pro-life blogger Jill Stanek told the Catholic News Agency. "Daschle ardently supports abortion … and he disdains abstinence education.
"The only reason Obama appointed Daschle was to assure Obama's radical support of the abortion industry would be extended through HHS."
Ashley Horne, federal policy analyst for Focus on the Family Action, said Daschle is just one in a long line of liberal, anti-family Obama nominees.
"Citizens who care about family values should be concerned about Daschle's nomination," she said. "Constituents should make their opposition heard on this nominee."
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The Family Research Council is tracking Sen. Daschle and President-elect Barack Obama's other Cabinet picks.
