ROMULUS -- Congressman John Dingell (D-Dearborn) faced jeers and cheers during a forum about the future of the nation's health care system.

The Michigan Democrat sponsored the event Thursday evening in Romulus on President Barack Obama's health care plans.

The Detroit Free Press reports Mike Sola of Milan interrupted Dingell repeatedly as he pushed his son, Scott, in a wheelchair to the podium. He said proposed changes wouldn't help Scott and called Dingell a fraud.

Dingell responded that the man's concerns would be addressed. Dingell told Fox 2 afterward that the forum had been infiltrated by opponents. Some chanted "kill the bill" and other protesters gathered outside.

The meeting wasn't announced until Thursday morning, but word quickly spread.

Dingell also faced accusations that the bill would support abortions, but told the crowd "there will be no payment of taxpayer funds for abortion."

Independent group factcheck.org says that only one approved amendment to the health care legislation directly addresses the question of publicly-funded abortions.

Factcheck.org: An amendment introduced by Rep. Lois Capps, a California Democrat, would leave it to private insurers to decide whether or not to cover abortion, and in the case of the federal plan, leave it up to HHS, but it would not be part of the "essential benefits package" defined by the government. However, no public money could be used to pay for abortions, even in the public plan, which would be funded with privately paid premiums; the only exceptions would be cases of rape, incest, or the mother's life's endangerment, much as in the current Hyde amendment. The subsidies given out to help those below certain income levels purchase insurance "are not to be used for purposes of paying for [abortion]," the provisions says. RELATED CONTENT • State Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop: 'Angry mob' may return if Gov. Granholm raises 'sin taxes' The amendment would also require the government to make sure that each "premium rating area" of the U.S. offered, in its health insurance "exchange" where individuals could shop for coverage, at least one plan that covered abortion and one that didn't. Billed as a compromise between Democrats who are pro-abortion rights those who are anti-abortion, the measure passed 30-28, with two anti-abortion Dems voting for it. But groups like FRC are unhappy with it, saying that the segregation between public subsidies and private funds to pay for abortion services is meaningless. FRC head Tony Perkins says on the group's Web site that the provision "mandated taxpayer-funded abortion." However, it does not.

Rep. Bart Stupak introduced an amendment that would strictly prohibit the use of federal money "to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion," but it fell 27-31 in the committee on energy and commerce.

The White House on Tuesday suggested that some of the anger seen at town hall meetings around the country is "manufactured," and the Democratic National Committee this week released a new Web video saying "desperate Republicans and their well founded allies are now organizing angry mobs, just like they did during the election."

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs specifically accused the group Conservatives for Patients' Rights of staging protests around the country.

Richard Scott, the organization's chairman, responded by saying "no one needs to manufacture anger or concern" because the American public "is threatened by a massive government takeover" of health care.

Earlier in the day, hundreds gathered outside Democratic Congressman Gary Peters' office in Troy, protesting health care, abortion and socialism.

Conservatives for Patients' Rights listed both town hall meetings on their Web site.

Editors note: This story has been updated to expand on the abortion debate referenced in the original article.