Jesuit University Honors Pro-Abortion Leon Panetta

Santa Clara, the oldest college in California, identifies itself as “Catholic.” Panetta is as radical as one can get in his opposition to defending the life of the unborn babies. And, he credits a Jesuit professor who taught him at Santa Clara for setting his mind straight on non-interference with abortion.  CNA reports:

.- President Bill Clinton’s former chief of staff, Leon Panetta, is scheduled to be honored by the Jesuit-run Santa Clara University, despite his strong pro-choice voting record.  An alumnus of the university and member of the board, Panetta also co-sponsored the federal Freedom of Choice Act and later defended Clinton’s veto of a bill banning partial birth abortion.

The Santa Clara School of Law plans to award Panetta, at its “5th Annual Diversity Gala” for his work for “the cause of equality, social justice, and human rights,” notes a press release from the university.

The university fails to mention that Panetta, a member of Santa Clara’s board of trustees, not only has a strong pro-abortion voting record from when he served in the U.S. House of Representatives, but was also the co-sponsor of the federal Freedom of Choice Act.  Later, as Bill Clinton’s chief of staff, Panetta defended Clinton’s veto of a bill that would have banned partial-birth abortions. Full article here.