• TV NewsCheck/AP, Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:54 PM

A coalition of women's groups called on the CBS network to scrap its plan to broadcast an ad during the Super Bowl featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother. Critics say it's likely to convey an anti-abortion message. The ad - paid for by the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family.

"An ad that uses sports to divide rather than to unite has no place in the biggest national sports event of the year - an event designed to bring Americans together," said Jehmu Greene, president of the Women's Media Center. In 2004, CBS cited such a policy in rejecting an ad by the United Church of Christ which highlighted its welcoming stance toward gays and others who might feel shunned by more conservative churches.

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