Published 07/09/2024 6:12:00 p.m.

National abortion ban creating rift between Trump campaign and Republican activists

The Trump-backed platform on abortion has shifted focus to supporting states' rights to pass their own laws, with a brief mention of the word "abortion" aligning with opposing late-term abortion.
The new platform reflects a push to reshape the GOP in Trump's image, emphasizing populism and nationalism.
The old platform had a stringent anti-abortion stance, advocating for a "human life amendment to the Constitution" in numerous references to abortion.

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Republicans move at Trump's behest to change how they will oppose abortion, AP sources say

The Republican National Committee’s platform committee has adopted a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to states, omitting a national ban for the first time in 40 years.

07/08/2024 5:32:40 p.m.·Canada

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The Independent

Republicans drop abortion limits from its platform

Dropping limits brings RNC platform in line with stance taken by former President Donald Trump

07/08/2024 9:21:10 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Republicans move at Trump's behest to change how they will oppose abortion

The Republican National Committee’s platform committee is adopting a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position — opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to the states.

07/08/2024 4:21:42 a.m.·United States

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USA Today

Social conservatives rattle Trump on abortion ahead of GOP convention

Former President Donald Trump's party could be crashed by angry evangelicals, who are questioning the GOP's commitment to the anti-abortion movement.

07/09/2024 6:32:41 p.m.·United States

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abc News

Pence, anti-abortion Republicans denounce Trump-backed RNC platform

Former Vice President Mike Pence has joined a faction of conservatives decrying the 2024 RNC platform rubber-stamped by Donald Trump because of softened abortion language

07/09/2024 7:47:47 p.m.·United States

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KIFI

New Trump-backed platform softening abortion language is approved by GOP convention panel

By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The new Republican Party platform, which softens the party’s language on abortion, was overwhelmingly adopted Monday by the convention’s platform committee, Donald Trump’s campaign announced in a news release. Earlier in the day, the former president approved the updated platform, which is called “America First: A Return to Common Sense,” a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The new platform represents a shi…

07/08/2024 5:20:59 p.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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