Common ground elusive in abortion debate: Obama's Notre Dame commencement address
Will President Obama’s plea for common ground on abortion during his speech at the University of Notre Dame persuade ardent abortion opponents to work with the new president? At first glance, it seems unlikely.
“Each side will continue to make its case to the public with passion and conviction,” Obama said to a mostly receptive audience May 17 at the nation’s flagship Catholic university. “But surely we can do so without reducing those with differing views to caricature.”