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Profs Debate Abortion at CU-Boulder

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Contributed by: Kevin Jones on 1/22/2008

"A Catholic-sponsored debate about the ethics of abortion packed hundreds into an auditorium on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, CO this past Friday night. The debate featured two prominent philosophy professors-Drs. Peter Kreeft and David Boonin-who defended their views on the ethics of abortion."

So reports Catholic News Agency, which has a good summary of the debate.

Judging from the turnout, the debate last Friday was a great success. The 288-seat basement auditorium was filled past capacity. The audience overflowed into the hall, where about forty chairs were set up. I'm told that spectators even crowded the stairs leading up from the basement. Not having left the auditorium until well after the debate had ended, I didn't see the overflow. I conservatively estimated the turnout at over 400, others estimated it at 600. One fellow estimated 1,000, but that seems on the far side to me. More people arrived, but left because of the crowd.

Not bad for a cold Friday night in a college town.

My own opinion and analysis of the debate are at Philokalia Republic.

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