ND president to protest Roe v. Wade

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- - The University of Notre Dame president criticized for inviting President Barack Obama to campus plans to take part in an anti-abortion march in Washington.

The Rev. John Jenkins says in an e-mail to students and others that he will go to the annual March for Life "to witness to the sanctity of life." He invited others from Notre Dame to attend the Jan. 22 protest on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision establishing a nationwide right to abortion.

Jenkins faced widespread criticism last spring from Catholic bishops and anti-abortion activists after inviting Obama to deliver Notre Dame's commencement address and receive an honorary degree.

Opponents objected to Obama's support for abortion rights and embryonic stem-cell research, positions that contradict church teachings.
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Information from: South Bend Tribune, http://www.southbendtribune.com