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NATION, Page 49American NotesCALIFORNIAThe Bishop Picks a Winner
Until last week it seemed nothing short of a miracle would
enable a Democrat to win a state senate seat from San Diego's
heavily Republican 39th District. But that was before Roman
Catholic Bishop Leo Maher ordered that Democratic candidate Lucy
Killea, 67, be refused Communion because of her pro-choice views
on abortion. Though Maher declared that his action was "more
pastoral than political," it quickly became the most important
issue in the campaign. Riled by the bishop's intervention, voters
gave Killea a 51%-to-49% upset victory over state legislator Carol
Bentley in a special election.
Declared Kate Michelman, executive director of the National
Abortion Rights Action League: "The bishop shot himself in the
foot."