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Obama Presses for Open Mind on Abortion, is Booed by ‘pro-life’ Activists
Invited to the university in Indiana to accept an honorary degree - despite his support for abortion rights - Mr Obama called for more action to reduce unintended pregnancies.
As the President began to speak at the University of Notre Dame's graduation ceremony, a handful of protestors interrupted shouting "stop killing babies", yelling "abortion is murder."
He sought to ignore the hecklers and started saying, “I also want to congratulate the class of 2009 for all your accomplishments and since this is Notre Dame… I mean…”
But he was again interrupted, with full-throated slogans booing and chanting. A protestor cried, “Abortion is rape. Abortion is rape. Eventually the protestors were ejected by police.
The President said, “Maybe we won't agree on abortion but we can still agree that this heart wrenching decision for anyone is not made casually.
”I do not suggest that the debate surrounding abortion can or should go away because no matter how much we may want to fudge it, the fact is that at some level the views of the two camps are irreconcilable. Each side will continue to make its case to the public with passion and conviction…”
Nearly 40 people were arrested on trespassing charges at Notre Dame.
The youthful US president will certainly have a tough time winning over his countrymen and women. An opinion poll released last week showed that for the first time, a majority of Americans call themselves "pro-life," Kim Landers reported for ABC News.
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