May 24th, 2009 - Philly
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is director of the Pro-Life Union of Southeastern Pennsylvania (www.prolifeunion.org)
Common ground on abortion is not easy to find, but certainly a basic starting point is science. Though antiabortion organizations are largely filled with people of faith, a starting point for us is the scientific fact that human life begins at conception.
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Is there a middle on abortion?
May 22nd, 2009 - Newsday
President Barack Obama's speech at Notre Dame last week was more of a wedding than a commencement: The man married the moment on the abortion issue. Obama issued a decades-old call for common ground...
To find common ground on abortion, let's talk about sex.
May 20th, 2009 - Newsweek
When President Barack Obama talks about finding common ground on abortion, as he did during his commencement address at Notre Dame over the weekend, he's not really talking about abortion at all...
In abortion debate, a call for open minds
May 18th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Confronting the nation's deep schism over abortion, President Barack Obama on Sunday called for greater understanding on all sides as he spoke to graduates and others at one of America's premier Catholic universities.
Obama urges "fair-minded" abortion debate
May 17th, 2009 - Reuters
SOUTH BEND, Indiana (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged both sides in the abortion debate on Sunday to pursue a "fair-minded" discussion as he sought to quell a firestorm over his invitation to speak at Notre Dame, a premier U.S...
Obama Urges 'Fair-Minded' Abortion Debate in Notre Dame Speech
May 17th, 2009 - Bloomberg
May 17 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama urgedAmericans to search for common ground in the abortion debateeven as he acknowledged that some differences “areirreconcilable.
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9:44Hardball discussion of common ground approach to abortion
Chris Matthews, William Saletan and Kenneth Blackwell discuss common ground approaches to abortion on Hardball. Matthews and Saletan back prevention-based strategies as Blackwell defends his traditional pro-life stance
10:06Saletan and Blackwell Debate Abortion, Contraception and Common Ground on Hardball
On MSNBC's Harball with Chris Matthews Slate's Will Saletan and Family Research Coucil's Ken Blackwell, talking about how to get past the culture wars and whether there's an ethical responsibility to use contraception.
7:34Hardball- Finding Common Ground on Abortion Part 2
Rosa and Congressman Tim Ryan discuss their legislation, the Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act on Hardball with Chris Matthews. This legislation promotes policies which are critical to actually reducing the need for abortion such as prevention ...
3:17"Common Ground" on Abortion? - Amplify interviews Netroots Nation (Pittsburgh 09 / Compilation)
Some Blue Dog Democrats are saying - and President Obama hasn't ruled out - that we can find "common ground" on family planning and abortion by removing them from health care reform. Amplify bloggers conducted interviews with participants at Netroots Nation 09 in Pittsburgh, PA ...
