SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Hundreds of University of Notre Dame students protested President Barack Obama's commencement address Sunday as anti-abortion activists converged on the school's front gates.
At least 27 people were arrested on trespassing charges, said Sgt. Bill Redman of the St. Joseph's County Police Department.
They included Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff identified as "Roe" in the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. She now opposes abortion.
Signs held by some protesters declared "Shame on Notre Dame" and "Stop Abortion Now."
Bishop John D'Arcy, whose diocese includes Notre Dame, joined the students, calling them "heroes" for expressing their anger over the Roman Catholic school's invitation to Obama, who supports abortion rights and embryonic stem-cell research.
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