University of Alabama Rejects $26M Gift after Abortion Flap

University officials denied it had anything to do with the philanthropist's stance on the abortion law.

  • Published 7 June 2019
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama gave back a philanthropist’s $26.5 million donation and took his name off the law school Friday, a week after he called on students to boycott the institution over the state’s new abortion ban. Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr., a 70-year-old Florida real estate investor, said he has no doubt the board of trustees acted in response to his remarks, and he complained that the state of Alabama is… Read at AP News