MINNEAPOLIS — Leo LaLonde, president of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL), reacted on December 13 to Gov. Mark Dayton’s appointment of Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to Al Franken’s U.S. Senate seat:
“Gov. Mark Dayton’s appointment of Tina Smith to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate is overwhelmingly disappointing to the state’s pro-life majority. An abortion industry insider, Ms. Smith is a former vice president of Planned Parenthood in Minnesota. The choice of Ms. Smith is particularly egregious to Minnesota’s pro-life citizens, who will have no representation in the Senate.
“Most Minnesotans are pro-life. They support protections for unborn human beings throughout their development. Minnesotans need someone who will fight for justice for the most vulnerable among us, the unborn.”
Below is further background on Tina Smith from MCCL:
Sadly for unborn children and their mothers, Tina Smith has been named Minnesota’s next U.S. senator, replacing Al Franken after his resignation. Many know Smith as the state’s lieutenant governor, but not her long history as an advocate of abortion on demand.
Most significantly, Smith is a former vice president at Planned Parenthood in Minnesota. As a leader in the state’s abortion industry, she put her marketing background to work for Planned Parenthood from January 2003 to February 2006. The organization performed 9,717 abortions in Minnesota during that period, and increased its abortions by 22 percent.
It was also reimbursed $458,574.74 by Minnesota taxpayers for performing 1,892 abortions on low-income women. Planned Parenthood became the largest abortion provider in the state in 2004 — and has held that position ever since. It received $12.65 million in government grants from 2003 to 2005. As an executive at Planned Parenthood, Smith helped lead the organization’s fierce opposition to Woman’s Right to Know legislation. Smith opposes informing women about abortion risks, complications, and alternatives.
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