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RNC Adopts Trump-Influenced Platform Softening Stance on Abortion, No Federal Ban

Jul 8, 2024, 04:51 PM

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has adopted a new platform influenced by former President Donald Trump, which significantly revises its stance on abortion and same-sex marriage. The updated platform no longer includes a federal ban on abortion, instead ceding limits to individual states and opposing only late term abortion. Additionally, the language referring to 'traditional marriage' as between 'one man and one woman' has been removed. The platform also no longer emphasizes the reduction of the national debt. This shift marks a dramatic change in the GOP's ideological stance, with a focus on softening previously stringent positions. The platform points to 14th Amendment protections for life at conception.