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Obama delves into abortion debate at Notre Dame

May 18, 2009
Julie Pace, Washington Post

Facing protests and controversy, President Barack Obama stepped head-on into the debate over abortion, one of the nation's most divisive issues.

At the University of Notre Dame, the country's foremost Catholic university, Obama told graduates on Sunday that while the two sides may never agree on the issue, there is some common ground.

"We can still agree that this is a heart-wrenching decision for any woman to make, with both moral and spiritual dimensions," Obama told the university's 2,900 graduates.

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