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President Obama's views on abortion does not appear to affect his standing with Catholics, according to a CNN/Opinion Research poll conducted May 14-17. Overall, 62 percent of voters approve of the job he is doing and the figure among Catholics is 65 percent.

Obama addressed the abortion issue on Sunday in delivering the commencement address at Notre Dame, where he drew a small crowd of anti-abortion protestors.

Fifty-seven percent of those polled say Obama's position on abortion has no effect on their opinion of him. Twenty-seven percent sede him less favorably because of it while 14 percent see him more favorably.