MILWAUKEE — The Republican Party used to support federal protection of the unborn, and it explicitly opposed federal funding of abortion providers. As of this week, the party is now silent on those issues.
The party platform, approved by voice vote Monday at the Republican National Convention, also dropped its traditional statement, “The unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed.”
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