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NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 19, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The newest member of the University of Notre Dame’s board of trustees has dedicated thousands of dollars to supporting pro-abortion groups, including the pro-choice political action committee EMILY’s List.

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The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) broke the story May 11 that Roxanne M. Martino, president and CEO of Aurora Investment Management and Notre Dame alumna, had donated a total of $16,150 to EMILY’s List, an organization dedicated to “electing pro-choice Democratic women to office.” Notre Dame announced Martino’s election last month to the university’s Board of Trustees.

EMILY’s List has helped the careers of such pro-abortion politicians as Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

CNS also found evidence that Martino has donated thousands to another pro-abortion group, the Chicago Foundation for Women, since 2004.

“The election of a trustee who has supported blatantly pro-abortion organizations does not bode well for Notre Dame’s effort to prove its pro-life commitment,” said the Catholic education watchdog group on its blog.

The University of Notre Dame has been under fire from the Catholic pro-life community ever since inviting pro-abortion President Barack Obama to be honored at the school’s commencement in 2009.