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Registration is now open for our conference Open Hearts, Open Minds and Fair Minded Words in the Abortion Debate at Princeton University.
The conference is inspired by President Obama's call for those on different sides of the abortion issue to work together where we agree, but also to engage in "vigorous debate" with "open hearts, open minds, and fair minded words."
I recommend registering soon because we have limited space and registrations are filling up.
Let me know if you have any questions. I hope to see you in October!
Best, Jennifer Miller Conference Co-chair
 Registration Open!Open Hearts, Open Minds and Fair Minded Words
A Conference on Life and Choice in the Abortion Debate
Princeton University - October 15 & 16, 2010
- Do you find most public discourse on abortion painful?
- Convinced that there is nothing new to be said about abortion?
- Worried conflict over abortion policy threatens progress on other justice issues?
- Long for a conversation about abortion in which people who disagree discuss their beliefs humbly, are open to change, speak respectfully, and actually listen and learn from those who have a different view?
Speakers and Moderators
Anita Allen Helen Alvare Sunny Anand Barbara Andolsen
Sarah Brown Christian Brugger Sidney Callahan Charles Camosy
Arthur Caplan Laura Chasin Rebecca Cook Kristen Day
Bernard Dickens John Finnis Vanessa Gamble Richard Garnett
David Garrow Eric Gregory David Gushee William Hurlbut
Mary Jackseit Dawn Johnsen Christopher Kaczor Cathleen Kaveny
Frances Kissling Eva Kittay Rachel Laser Maggie Little Ruth Macklin
Mark Mercurio Jennifer Miller Michael Moreland Kimberly Mutcherson
Cristina Page Lynn Paltrow Dorothy Roberts Lisa Schlitz
Peter Singer Joseph Tham James Trussell Robert Vischer
Robin West Laurie Zoloth
Issues to be Explored
- Emerging opportunities to bridge the abortion divide
- Moral status of the fetus
- Whether some reasons for abortion exacerbate discrimination against persons
- When might a fetus feel pain and what should we do about it
- How far the right of conscientious refusal extends
- Should abortion be a matter for the courts or the legislatures
Co-Chaired by:
Charles Camosy, Fordham University
Frances Kissling, University of Pennsylvania
Jennifer Miller, Bioethics International
Peter Singer, Princeton University
Sponsorsed by:
University Center for Human Values & James Madison Program, Princeton University; Department of Theology, Fordham University; Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania; Bioethics International
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