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        "rendered": "<p>The Church should engage with universities about how to take \u201can ethical approach\u201d to the dignity of unborn life, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said.<\/p>\n<p>The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said Tuesday the Church needs to maintain a dialogue with universities on the issue of abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro was responding to a question about controversy over the leadership appointment of a pro-abortion professor at the University of Notre Dame \u2014 and whether Catholic universities have a responsibility to uphold Church teaching on unborn life.<\/p>\n<p>Abortion \u201cis not acceptable as a practice,\u201d Pegoraro said during a Vatican press conference on Feb. 17.<\/p>\n<p>He added that it is the responsibility of not only individuals but also of society to help women and couples \u201cavoid the idea that abortion could be a solution to a difficult pregnancy or a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pegoraro addressed journalists during a presentation about the academy\u2019s international workshop \u201cHealth Care for All: Sustainability and Equity,\u201d held in Rome Feb. 16\u201317.<\/p>\n<p>Pegoraro, who was named president of the Pontifical Academy for Life on May 27, 2025, said convincing people that abortion is not the only solution to a problem \u201cis a big challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe try to see how to maintain a debate about that, and we try to stress more the ethical and some social aspects, not immediately only the legal aspect of the problem,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published by EWTN News English.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/vatican-notre-dame-row-abortion-dialogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/vatican-notre-dame-row-abortion-dialogue<\/a><\/em><\/p>",
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