As I noted on the Corner on Monday, I participated in a debate on abortion at Notre Dame yesterday evening with CNN opinion writer Jill Filipovic. We debated the resolution “Legal Access to Abortion is Necessary for the Freedom and Equality of Women,” and, in my view, we had a really substantive and thoughtful back-and-forth, followed by more than a dozen great questions from undergrads here at Notre Dame. I’ll have a longer piece at some point explaining why I think it’s important — essential, even — to debate abortion, especially at a Catholic university, even though we as Catholics believe the debate should be “settled” by now.
If you’re interested in watching some or all of the event, here’s the full video:
