Press Room

For Immediate Release
June 14, 2010

Contact: Virginia Zignego, Communications Director, 262-796-1111, cell (262) 370-3993
Or Matt Sande, Legislative Director, (262) 796-1111, cell (262) 352-0890

UW abortionist Dutton leaving, documents show

Emails obtained through an open records request, filed by the Alliance Defense Fund on behalf of Pro-Life Wisconsin, reveal that University of Wisconsin (UW) abortionist Caryn Dutton is leaving to take a position in Boston. The documents also show how the negative press surrounding the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics’ involvement in abortion was affecting its public image.

The emails demonstrate that UW purposely blurred their failed attempt to provide late-term abortions at the Madison Surgery Center. Beth Fultz, director of corporate communications for UW Health, referenced UW’s May 5 statement as, “Here’s the vaguer than vague version 2.” Click here to view.

“UW no longer upholds its famous dictum, ‘The University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which the truth alone can be found,’” said Virginia Zignego, communications director and a UW graduate. “UW instead aims to obfuscate, slice and dice the truth with the blood of the unborn.”

In a May 5 email, Ron Gilmore, vice president for public affairs for UW Health wrote, “The whole topic of second trimester abortions has been a UW Health issue – and unfortunately the media has tied the whole issue to UW Hospital. The stories were very negative to us in the press.” Click here to view.

The emails show how Pro-Life Wisconsin’s press release spurred UW to admit abandoning late-term abortion plans at the Madison Surgery Center (click here to view); the departure of abortionist Caryn Dutton (click here to view); and the crafting of a canned statement in response to the publicizing of phone numbers of UW personnel who supported the late-term abortion plan (click here to view).