FW from Michael Besso: State Official & Religious Conviction Controversy in Connecticut

[Volokh, Eugene]

-----Original Message-----
From: Besso, Michael [mailto:michael.besso at uconn.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 5:22 PM
To: Volokh, Eugene
Subject: State Official & Religious Conviction Controversy in
Connecticut



Eugene,

I thought that you (and the Religion Law list) might be interested in
the following story, about a call for the resignation of a Connecticut
state official who testified before the legislature in a manner that
appeared to accord with his personal religious view rather than the
general mission of his state office. (I pass this to you because I am
not a member of the list.)

Here is an excerpt:

"Lt. Gov. Kevin B. Sullivan called on the state victim advocate to
resign Tuesday, saying James Papillo's opposition to a bill that would
require hospitals to provide emergency contraception to rape victims
violates his oath of office.

"'Imagine the state victim advocate testifying against victim's rights,'
Sullivan said at a press conference in his Capitol office.

"On Monday, Papillo, also an ordained deacon in the Roman Catholic
Church, appeared at a legislative public hearing and opposed the
proposed law that would require the state's four Catholic hospitals to
offer the so-called Plan B emergency pill to all rape victims.

"The Catholic Church opposes the bill, saying that in some cases taking
the pill can be equivalent to abortion - a violation of Catholic
doctrine."

The link to the Hartford Courant article:

 
<http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctplanb0308.artmar08,0,7225164.sto
ry?coll=hc-headlines-local>
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctplanb0308.artmar08,0,7225164.stor
y?coll=hc-headlines-local


Michael Besso

Lecturer, Political Science

University of Connecticut

michael.besso at uconn.edu

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