They Say/I Say . . . Who Says? by Jeannie Ludlow, PhD

Pop quiz: when was the last time you learned something or heard something new at an abortion debate? Yeah, me either—not for a very long time. In recent weeks, several events in my professional and activist work have inspired me to think about the act of debating—what it can and cannot accomplish and, more to [...]

The Casualties of War

It is becoming obvious to most people that there are many casualities of the Culture Wars in the U.S. Barack Obama’s famous rhetoric “there are no red states or blue states, there are only Americans” now seems quaintly naive. Bipartisanship, freedom of speech and thought, civil discourse, and democracy itself are severely wounded. The battlefields [...]

Welcome back!

As previously posted, we have taken some time to re-vision the Abortion Conversation Project. We are excited to begin sharing our plans for conversations–in this space and in person. For now, here is our revised Mission/Vision statement: A Focus on Healing the Destructive Impact of the Abortion Conflict  Problem: America’s entrenched and volatile polarization on [...]

History: Our Vision and Programs

Dear Reader and Conversation Partner, As we re-envision our programs, we would like to provide you with a bit of history about our organization. ACP began in 2003 with the following vision: We recognize the transformative power of pregnancy and all its possibilities. We envision a world in which abortion is affirmed as a moral [...]

Welcome to the Abortion Conversation Project

                Dear Reader and Conversation Partner, The need for a change in the culture around the issue of abortion is clear. Conflict around abortion has occupied the American political system since before Roe (1973) and unlike other social issues, the court case deciding abortion rights for women, did [...]