RNC advances Trump-backed abortion platform that avoids federal ban

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The Republican Party is dropping language advocating federal abortion limits from its party platform, marking a major change for the GOP despite pushback from anti-abortion groups not to soften its stance ahead of the 2024 elections.

A proposal put before the Republican National Committee’s platform panel passed in an 84-18 vote Monday. The new language would establish that the GOP opposes late-term abortion but stop short of calling for any constitutional amendments or a national ban on the procedure, a source familiar confirmed to the Washington Examiner. Additionally, the platform would establish support for “mothers and policies that advance prenatal care, access to birth control, and IVF (fertility treatments),” according to the draft text.

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