Video: Senator Bob Casey Verbally Harassed by Pro-Lifers

At each juncture of that debate, Casey stressed the importance of both healthcare reform and its abortion provisions. But his refusal to take a hard-line, uncompromising pro-life stance, or to pledge a vote against a bill that did not include language akin to the House's legislation, angered a number of religious groups, some of which began airing attack ads against him in his home state.

That push back -- in some ways reminiscent of the town hall fervor that greeted other lawmakers last year -- was on display again this Monday at Casey's rally. Still, the senator stressed his pro-life credentials both during the speech and after its disruptions had been removed.

"One of the points of contention was the issue of abortion," he told the Inquirer. "I was one who voted to stop taxpayer funding of abortion."

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