Xavier Becerra listens during a confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Health and Human Services before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
There is no ambiguity about Xavier Becerra’s record on abortion. President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, currently the state attorney general of California, has consistently advocated for abortion rights throughout his career.
“Mr. Becerra is an enemy to every pro-life policy and law and has demonstrated complete disregard for the religious and moral convictions of those opposed to the brutal act of abortion,” according to a letter signed by pro-life leaders objecting to Mr. Becerra’s confirmation. The letter, dated Feb. 18, was signed by 60 pro-life advocates, including leaders from the Susan B. Anthony List, the March for Life, Students for Life Action, the Family Research Council, National Right to Life, Live Action, the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute and the Center for Medical Progress.