June 20, 2009

National anti-abortion group sees little potential for finding the common ground

by Jim Morrill
The Charlotte Observer

In a commencement speech at Notre Dame last month, President Obama appealed for common ground in the tense debate over abortion.

He won't find it among anti-abortion activists gathered in Charlotte this week.

"Either the baby is alive or dead – what's the common ground?" Carol Tobias, former political director for the National Right to Life Committee, said Friday.

The committee, America's largest anti-abortion group, winds up its national convention this weekend at uptown's Blake Hotel. Organizers said as many as 1,300 activists from around the country are taking part.

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