Topic #11: Abortion

Please consider the following potential leading questions for a conversation to be launched on August 29.

#1: What do you project as the future of Roe vs. Wade?

#2: Assuming that Roe vs. Wade will not the overturned, what reasonable steps can be taken to significantly reduce the number of abortions in our country?

#3: Given the significant disagreement among citizens as to possible circumstances under which abortion should be permitted, what do you believe is a viable public policy on abortion that should be legislated for all citizens?

#4: For those who take a “pro-life” position, what are the contours of a consistent pro-life position for protecting the sanctity of all human life?

#5: For those who argue for the “right of a woman to choose” (whether to have an abortion, or other aspects of her own health care), should there be any “limits” to this “freedom of choice” that can reasonably be legislated as public policy?

#6: As long as abortions are legal in the United States, what protections should there be for health professionals, faith-based hospitals and clinics, faith-based educational institutions and other faith-based organizations not to participate in abortions, either directly or indirectly (for example, by way of their health insurance plans)?