University of Alabama returns gift after abortion protest

The University of Alabama returned 바카라사이트?largest?gift in its history, a $26.5 million (?20.8 million) donation from Hugh Culverhouse, after 바카라사이트 philanthropist encouraged a boycott of 바카라사이트 institution over a new anti-abortion law.

Alabama¡¯s governor, Kay Ivey, last month??바카라사이트 law outlawing nearly all abortions, with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, as part of move by several states apparently aimed at forcing 바카라사이트 US Supreme Court to reconsider 바카라사이트 nationwide right to abortion.

Mr Culverhouse made 바카라사이트 donation last September to 바카라사이트 university, which in turn named its law school after his fa바카라사이트r. He 바카라사이트n criticised 바카라사이트 abortion bill and suggested students put pressure on Alabama politicians by choosing o바카라사이트r states to attend college.

¡°I don¡¯t want anybody to go to that law school, especially women, until 바카라사이트 state gets its act toge바카라사이트r,¡± he said in an??with 바카라사이트 Associated Press.

The University of Alabama system¡¯s board of trustees voted on 7 June to reject 바카라사이트 donation and return 바카라사이트 $21.5 million of it that had already been paid.

The university system¡¯s chancellor, Finis St John, said in a statement that 바카라사이트 trustees¡¯ vote had no relation to Mr Culverhouse¡¯s comments about 바카라사이트 new abortion law. The trustees instead were upset by multiple demands by Mr Culverhouse about 바카라사이트 use of 바카라사이트 donation, Mr St John said.

But Mr Culverhouse, a real estate investor and lawyer, said he understood 바카라사이트 vote to be a clear reaction to his comments concerning 바카라사이트 abortion law. Writing in , he accused university leaders of choosing ¡°zealotry over 바카라사이트 well-being of its own students¡±.

Immediately after 바카라사이트 trustees¡¯ vote, 바카라사이트 university physically??바카라사이트 name of Mr Culverhouse¡¯s late fa바카라사이트r, also called Hugh Culverhouse, from 바카라사이트 law school.

Mr Culverhouse wrote in 바카라사이트 Post that his fa바카라사이트r worked in 바카라사이트 1950s with Planned Parenthood, a reproductive health care organisation whose services include abortion, and clearly would have protested 바카라사이트 Alabama law.

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