Is pro-life feminism an oxymoron? A panel discussion on Wednesday (April 10) invites guest speakers, students and the public to engage this question.
The event, titled 鈥淧ro-Life Feminism鈥� and co-sponsored by the and Notre Dame鈥檚 , will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Midfield Commons in the Duncan Student Center. Panel members will engage the Catholic intellectual tradition and the secular debate at the intersection of the feminist and pro-life movements.
Featured speakers include Abigail Favale, George Fox University; Kristin M. Collier, University of Michigan Medical 91视频; and Charlie Camosy, Fordham University. From their various fields of expertise, these panelists will respond to some of the most common objections to, and prospects for, pro-life feminism.
鈥淥pponents of pro-life feminism often claim that being pro-life means being anti-woman,鈥� said , program director of the Notre Dame Office of Life and Human Dignity. 鈥淭his panel will explore the validity of this belief in light of academic research.鈥�
鈥淲e are excited to be working at the intersection of pro-life and feminist concerns. We want to encourage the exploration of actual and potential synergies,鈥� said , McGrath-Cavadini Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life.
The public is invited to bring or order food for this free-of-charge lunchtime conversation.
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Contact: Amy North, program director of communications, McGrath Institute for Church Life, 574-631-2894, anorth1@nd.edu