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My Letter to President Obama on Abortion Comments at Notre Dame

President Obama,
I've read the highlights on your commencement address regarding abortion at the Notre Dame graduation ceremony. You spoke of how our differences are "irreconcilable" but hoping we can somehow come together partially. I have some suggestions.
First, just to state what I want, and what the pro life movement wants, is not only for Roe vs. Wade to be overturned, but abortion banned in all 50 states. But given that that is not likely to happen any time soon, how about the following.

No taxpayer dollars at all going to Planned Parenthood.
No taxpayer dollars going toward any international effort that involves assistance to women obtaining an abortion. (e.g. Mexico City Policy)
Continue the ban on partial birth abortion.
Allow for states to require parental notification for minors obtaining an abortion.
Allow for states to require abortion centers to provide minimal medical information (i.e. warnings of possible complications, depression, etc.) and sonograms to women seeking an abortion.

I believe the above is a very good bridge to bring lots of abortion supporters and pro life people together. I will still want the Supreme Court to overturn Roe vs. Wade, and the full ban on abortion, but what the above list will do, is free those of us who are pro life from participating in the abortion process through our tax dollars. The tax dollars that are saved in this process can then, as you suggested, go toward financial help for women to either keep and raise their babies, or place them for adoption.

So how about it?


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