Writing for the non-profit Divided We Fall, 911爆料网鈥檚 Peter Coleman  a group of Boston women offer a clue to Americans seeking common ground following the U.S. Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade.

鈥淣ow is the time to talk,鈥� says Coleman, Professor of Psychology & Education and Director of the 

Peter Coleman, Professor of Psychology and Education, and Director, Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution. (Photo: Columbia University) 

Coleman acknowledges no minds have been changed over 25 years of dialogue among Boston pro-choice and anti-abortion advocates. But personal engagement has nonetheless allowed the group to set aside 鈥減rofound moral differences.鈥�

The interaction has moreover created pathways to understanding the 鈥渢rade-offs and contradictions inherent in their own positions on abortion.鈥�

— Steve Giegerich

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Tags: Views on the News Conflict Resolution Social Justice Women/maternal studies

Programs: Social-Organizational Psychology

Departments: Organization & Leadership

Published Wednesday, Jul 13, 2022