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University of San Francisco (USF) is currently advertising a student internship for a politician who opposes bans on sex-selective abortion. The politician, David Chiu, is the president of the Board of Supervisors in San Francisco and has planned to introduce a resolution stating that sex-selective abortion bans perpetuate racial stereotypes, according to the San Francisco Examiner.

According to the resolution introduced by Chiu, sex-selective abortion bans “encourage racial profiling of women by some medical providers.” The resolution states:

Lawmakers across the country have successfully advocated for sex-selective abortion bans by perpetuating false and harmful racial stereotypes that such laws are necessary to stop an influx of Asian immigrants from spreading this practice, and that Asian American communities do not value the lives of women.

“This is to educate the public and states around the country about how pernicious this policy would be and how this policy could lead to the denial of health care services to women and really stigmatize immigrant women in particular,” Chiu stated according to the Examiner.

USF’s website description indicates that interns for Chiu’s office will “assist in voter contact, grass roots mobilization, and office related tasks for David Chiu’s 2014 assembly campaign.” Interns will also be responsible for supporting “essential campaign efforts” including “phone banking, door-to-door canvassing, and volunteer recruitment.” Students will not be paid, but may receive credit for their work in furthering Chiu’s political career.

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University of San Francisco officials did not respond to The Cardinal Newman Society’s request for comment about whether there is a conflict between the University’s mission and advertising an internship with a politician with a public position dramatically opposed to Catholic teaching.

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