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Agnes Mary Mansour (April 10, 1931 – December 17, 2004) was an American Roman Catholic nun who was forced in 1983 to resign her vows in order to retain her position as the director of the Michigan Department of Social Services. The controversy involved her refusal to make a public statement against abortion; she felt that as long as abortion was legal and available to the wealthy, the procedure should be equally available to women who needed government assistance. After graduating from college in Detroit, Mansour entered religious orders then earned a doctorate degree in biochemistry. She served as the president of Mercy College of Detroit from 1971 to 1983. She ran unsuccessfully for public office in 1982, in the process provoking comment from the Archbishop of Detroit. The governor of Michigan appointed her to lead the state's social services department, and she was confirmed in early 1983. During this time, the Catholic leadership in Detroit and in Rome sought to have Mansour declare herself against abortion—her department was responsible for abortion services funded through Medicaid. Mansour refused to make such a statement, and two months after her confirmation as director she was required by the Vatican to decide whether she was to continue as director or as a nun. She chose to give up her vows as a nun; an act which was widely reported and discussed. After serving out her appointment she was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1988. ==Education and religion== Josephine A. Mansour was born in Detroit, Michigan to Lebanese immigrants on April 10, 1931, the fourth of four children in her family, all girls. She was baptized in the Antiochene Maronite branch of Eastern Catholicism. After finishing St. Charles High School in Detroit's East Side, she graduated from Mercy College in 1953 with a bachelor of science degree in medical technology and chemistry.〔〔 She entered the Sisters of Mercy, assuming the name Sister Agnes Mary on September 7, 1953, transferring to the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.〔 She continued her education at Catholic University in Washington D.C., earning a master of science degree in chemistry in 1958.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Little Rock Baptist Church: 1984 Golden Heritage Awards )〕 On August 16, 1959, she took perpetual vows to become a nun. Her motto was "Free to be Faithful".〔 She entered Georgetown University and earned a doctorate in Biochemistry in 1964.〔 Regarding a harmful side effect of the use of chloroquine in the treatment of malaria, dangerous to the eyes, she co-authored ''The Ocular Deposition of Chloroquine'', with Howard Bernstein, Nathan Zvaifler and Martin Rubin.〔"The Ocular Deposition of Chloroquine" (1963) PMID 14090729〕 The Vatican did not allow nuns to practice medicine at this time or Mansour would have become a medical doctor.〔 After receiving her doctorate, Mansour returned to Chicago and accepted the chairmanship of the Mercy College Department of Physical Science and Mathematics.〔 She also coached the basketball team. Mansour studied academic administration in the American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows program at the University of Kentucky.〔 In 1971, she began serving as president of Mercy College of Detroit, staying in the position until 1983. As president, she greatly expanded enrollment and facilities at Mercy College, doubling the number of degree programs while balancing the budget with increased endowments. After 1987, she served as visiting professor to Michigan State University and Wayne State University.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agnes Mary Mansour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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