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...choice group in the country, including NOW and NARAL, has joined forces in hopes of defeating Ashcroft's nomination for the post of U.S. attorney general - where he would be responsible for enforcing abortion laws and protecting abortion clinics. Nobody, on the other hand, seems particularly concerned with Thompson's nomination, although as head of HHS, he would exercise significant control over health care policy - and the dissemination of often controversial health-related information...
...Thompson's hearings attract little attention...
...Meanwhile, Thompson flew under the radar, his confirmation hearings attracting virtually no press attention. The Wisconsin governor, who is outspokenly pro-life, is Bush's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services - a post that guarantees as much if not more control over the practical application of women's reproductive rights than the AG job. In addition to controlling the dissemination of federally sponsored reproduction education materials, Thompson would oversee the FDA, the agency in charge of approving new drugs, including, most recently...
...first time his name was mentioned, Thompson's potential nomination raised a few eyebrows. But enthusiasm for his reputation as a bureaucracy-buster and welfare reformer soon overshadowed most concerns. Enormously popular among many moderates, Thompson is the nation's longest-sitting governor with a reputation for no-nonsense leadership...
...Wisconsin, Thompson approved bills restricting access to abortion and family planning services, including a 24-hour mandatory waiting period for women seeking abortions, a parental consent law, and a ban on certain abortion procedures that was eventually reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court. But Thompson has been quieter than Ashcroft about his opposition to abortion. That reticence continues today; if Thompson is looking for a fight from his Senate panel, he's doing it quietly. When asked during his hearings whether he would seek to repeal FDA approval of the controversial "abortion pill," RU-486, Thompson replied...