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resident Barack Obama has been briefly heckled as he addressed students at the largest US Catholic university, amid a row over abortion rights.
Anti-abortion activists have protested against the president's visit to Notre Dame, in Indiana.
Protests and vigils have been held on and around campus, with several people arrested before Mr Obama's speech.
Mr Obama, who received an honorary degree, defended the right to abortion but said the procedure should be rare.
After entering the White House in January the president also quickly moved to reverse a Bush-era ban on embryonic stem-cell research, angering many social conservatives.
There are approximately 60 million Roman Catholics in the US, with almost half of them supporting abortion rights, research suggests. Some 42% believe abortion should be illegal.
The Catholic church supported abortion until the late 1800's (its hard to tell with these hypocrits what exactly is it they are against).
BBC NEWS | Americas | Obama faces down abortion heckles
Check out the vid on there of Obama being heckled by the audience during a speech. He handled it well, accepted it, moved on, voiced his opinions on why abortion is right and continued. One of the best president the US will see.