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No issue is more intractable than abortion. Or is it? Most Americans fall somewhere between the absolute poles of "pro-life" and "pro-choice." A Christian ethicist who advocates a "consistent ethic of life" and an abortion-rights activist reveal what they admire in the other side and discuss what's really at stake in this debate. (Original Air Date: October 4, 2012) About the Guests: David P. Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics and Director of the Center for Theology and Public Life at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. His books include "A New Evangelical Manifesto" and "The Sacredness of Human Life." Frances Kissling is president of the Center for Health, Ethics and Social Policy. She was the president of Catholics for Choice from 1982 until 2007. Visit our website to read the transcript, download the episode, or listen to the unedited interview: https://onbeing.org/programs/david-gushee-frances-kissling-pro-life-pro-choice-pro-dialogue-2/ Visit our On Being Classics Library, where this episode is featured: https://onbeing.org/libraries/classics/ STAY IN TOUCH Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/onbeing Twitter: http://twitter.com/onbeing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onbeing/ Newsletter: https://onbeing.org/newsletter/ OUR PODCASTS On Being with Krista Tippett: https://onbeing.org/series/podcast/ This Movie Changed Me: https://onbeing.org/series/this-movie-changed-me/ Becoming Wise: https://onbeing.org/series/becoming-wise/