Abortion Issue ‘Most Critical Of Our Time,’ Say Tobacco-Industry Executives

WINSTON-SALEM, NC—At its quarterly meeting Wednesday, the National Association of Tobacco Growers declared abortion “the most critical issue of our time,” resolving to significantly increase public awareness and discussion of it. “There are many controversial issues in America, but none more controversial than abortion,” NATG president Buddy Ott said. “It is a highly volatile, complex issue and, as such, it deserves a tremendous amount of attention and scrutiny from the American public and media.”