We don’t normally advertise upcoming events, but this one looks great.  Bringing together a wide variety of voices on the question of abortion is this conference at Princeton University.  Check out the participants:

Open Hearts, Open Minds and Fair Minded Words A Conference on Life and Choice in the Abortion Debate, Princeton University – October 15 & 16, 2010.  Sponsors: University Center for Human Values & James Madison Program, Princeton University; Department of Theology, Fordham University; Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania.  To receive early notification when registration opens, please contact: Kim Girman, University Center for Human Values, Princeton University kgirman@princeton.edu

Inspired by President Obama’s address at Notre Dame in which he called on those on different sides of the abortion issue not only to work together where we agree, but also to engage in ‘vigorous debate’ with open hearts, open minds, and fair minded words. Here are just a few of the people you’ll join in finding new ways to think and speak about abortion:

HELEN ALVARE    FRANCES KISSLING

SUNNY ANAND    MARGARET LITTLE

CHRISTIAN BRUGGER    RUTH MACKLIN

CHARLES CAMOSY     MARK MERCURIO

ARTHUR CAPLAN      JENNIFER MILLER

JOHN FINNIS       DOROTHY ROBERTS

DAVID GARROW      LISA SCHILTZ

DAVID GUSHEE       PETER SINGER

WILLIAM HURLBUT      JAMES TRUSELL

CHRIS KACZOR      ROBERT VISCHER

M. CATHLEEN KAVENY    LAURIE ZOLOTH

The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.