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Advocates of abortion “common ground” seem to believe that reasonable debate would eschew infammatory tactics such as displaying huge photos of aborted fetuses (as we saw aplenty at the Notre Dame commencement). But if you believe most abortions ought to be legal, you’re implicitly saying, it should be up to the woman to hear the…

Watching the Notre Dame speech I was reminded: this man has been blessed with good enemies Instead of people focusing almost entirely on the remarkable fact that the head of the US Catholic Bishops Conference opposed the invitation, the media instead focused much attention on Randall Terry, Alan Keyes and a bunch of hecklers.

In terms of actual abortion policy, the key phrase in Obama’s Notre Dame speech (full text here) was not inspiring or poetic. It was his specific call to “reduce the number of women seeking abortions by reducing unintended pregnancies.” In the past, Obama has rhetorically sided with pro-choice activists in saying he wanted to reduce…

Thank you, Father Jenkins, for that generous introduction. You are doing an outstanding job as president of this fine institution, and your continued and courageous commitment to honest, thoughtful dialogue is an inspiration to us all. Good afternoon, Father Hesburgh, Notre Dame trustees, faculty, family, friends and the class of 2009. I am honored to…
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