ABORTION protesters have disrupted a road safety campaign launch attended by grieving relatives in Melbourne.
About 10 protesters waved placards and posters of aborted foetuses at the launch of the road toll campaign at Federation Square.
The launch included moving testimonies of families who had lost loved ones in road smashes.
At one point, protesters compared the road toll to abortion statistics and accused Premier John Brumby of hypocrisy.
Mr Brumby had joined police and road safety officials for the launch of a Transport Accident Commission (TAC) exhibition.
The exhibition, Car Crash Reality Check, features two real car wrecks and stories from accident victims, their families and police.
The protesters yelled out as Mr Brumby addressed the media and were urged by his advisers and police to show some respect.
Mr Brumby was heckled as he made his way to his car.
Earlier this month, the Victorian Parliament passed the Abortion Law Reform Bill which decriminalises abortion, giving women open access to terminations up to 24 weeks.
