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Louisville Pro-Life Students Call for Pitino Dismissal
by Katie Walker
Released August 13, 2009
Washington, D.C. (13 August 2009) – The following is a statement from Cardinals for Life president Lisa Just on news that the University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino had an adulterous affair and was willing to pay to have his preborn child killed in a 2003 abortion. Cardinals for Life at the University of Louisville is a part of American Life League's "LiveCampus" project.
"When I hear the name Rick Pitino, I think of a celebrity, a hero to kids not only on this campus, but throughout Kentucky and around the country. This morning, he let down every student at this university, every Cardinals fan and every college basketball fan.
“Rick Pitino was willing to take his own child's life in order to cover up a cheap, tawdry affair.
“A man who values protecting his reputation above the life of his child is not a man the University of Louisville should ask us to emulate.
“A man who turned his back on his wife, his children, his team and the University of Louisville, and then was willing to pay to have his preborn son or daughter killed in order to hide his offenses should not hold a place of honor on this campus.
“Rick Pitino used abortion to cover up his infidelity, by which he broke his commitment not only to love his wife but be a role model for his players and the school.
“The price of Pitino’s one-night stand? Just $3,000, just an abortion, just one human being – one irreplaceable human person. One human being whose parents decided their careers and reputations were more important than his or her life.
“Rick Pitino will always be considered a great basketball coach, but just because he knows basketball does not mean the University of Louisville community should hold up this man as a role model and hero.
“If the University of Louisville doesn’t dismiss Rick Pitino immediately, they are condoning the abortion of his child, as well as his betrayal of his family, his team and the entire campus community."
The Cardinals for Life is the pro-life student organization at the University of Louisville. Formed in 2004, the group exists to educate peers about abortion and other life issues as well as help women in crisis situations find resources to help them through and after their pregnancy.
"LiveCampus" was founded in 2008 by American Life League. Its mission is the support of human rights for all human beings from their biological beginning. It pursues this mission through policy change and leadership development. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
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