Abortion Debated at GVSU

Two Grand Valley State University student groups on opposite sides of the abortion debate are joining forces to hold a debate between American Civil Liberties Union president Nadine Strossen and Right to Life activist Scott Klusendorf.

The groups, Voices for Healthy Choices and Students for Life, are staging the debate during the April Fire & Ice Week, which is intended to provide a safe environment for both sides of the issue to engage in a dialogue. The debate will be Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at 7 p.m. in the Cook-DeWitt Center, will feature ACLU president, Nadine Strossen and Right to Life activist Scott Klusendorf.

Strossen became the first woman and the youngest person to ever lead the American Civil Liberties Union as its president. A professor of law at New York Law School, she has written, lectured, and practiced extensively in the areas of constitutional law, civil liberties, and international human rights. She is the author of two books, Defending Pornography and Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex: Hate Speech, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Klusendorf is president of the Life Training Institute. He travels throughout the United States and Canada training abortion opponents to defend their views in the public square.  He is the author of Pro-Life 101: a Step by Step Guide to Making Your Case Persuasively. He is a frequent guest on nationally syndicated programs and has participated in numerous debates at the university level. He has lectured to student groups at more than 70 colleges.  

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Strossen and Klusendorf will be available for interviews in a media availability in the Cook-DeWitt Center at 6 p.m.