University of Michigan medical students walk out of pro life keynote speaker at white coat ceremony
Dozens of incoming students at the University of Michigan Medical School walked out on a pro life lecturer’s speech. after a previous petition to have the lecturer removed failed. after Dr. Kristin Collier. a pro life assistant professor of medicine at UMMS. took the stage on Sunday to address incoming students at their white coat ceremony. several dozen people rose from their seats and headed for the auditorium doors. video of the ceremony showed. A video of the walkout on Twitter quickly garnered more than 200.000 likes. Collier’s speech was not expected to focus on the abortion. but some students asked the school weeks before to remove her as keynote speaker for her support of the unborn child. ‘I want to acknowledge the deep wounds that our community has suffered over the past weeks’. Collier began in his speech. which could have been a veiled reference to the controversy surrounding the protest or the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. “We have a lot of work to do for the healing to happen.” she continued. the National Review reported. “And I hope that for today. for this time. we can focus on what matters most: coming together to support our newly accepted students and their families in order to welcome them to one of the greatest vocations that exist on this earth.’ The group of protesters included students. donning their white medical coats. and parents. The school said 168 new medical students attended the initiation ceremony and took the White Coat Pledge and Hippocratic Oath. The petition to remove Collier. who is also the director of the UMMS health. spirituality and religion program. was ultimately rejected by the school’s dean. Dr Marschall Runge. In his decision. he expressed ‘the critical importance of diversity of personal thought and ideas. which is fundamental to academic freedom and excellence.’ according to the report. The students. in actions they posted on Sunday. expressed their disapproval of his decision. According to the report. Dr. Collier made no mention of abortion. of Roe v. Wade or any political subject during his opening speech. She simply encouraged students and parents and offered advice on what to expect when starting their healthcare career. REPUBLICANS APPLY PRO FAMILY AND PRO MOTHER POLICIES IN THE FOLLOWING OF THE DOBBS RULING Ahead of the event. Collier thanked her supporters for cheering her on and helping her prepare for the speech. University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh also drew backlash for his pro life views after he shared those views at a Right to Life event. “I believe in having the courage to let the unborn child be born.” he said via Detroit Catholic. ‘I love life. I believe in having loving care and respect for life and death. My faith and my science is what drives those beliefs in me. Quoting Jeremiah. ‘Before I form in the womb. I knew you. Before you were born. I set you apart. I named you a prophet of the nations.’ ‘Michigan Medicine. the academic and medical center owned by the University of Michigan. continues to provide abortion services as abortion remains legal in the state.
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