Did the Republican party abandon the pro-life movement?
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 12 July 2024
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Summary
The Republican Party recently released its 2024 platform, outlining its goals and priorities should the November elections go its way. While the document comprises a list of twenty promises and ten chapters that go in depth on a variety of subjects, the changes to the party’s official stance on abortion have received the most attention. Many have sought to reframe the GOP’s stance on this issue to appeal to a wider range of voters. However, doing so risks losing the pro-life part of a base they’ve come to rely upon in the process. What is the criteria for being considered pro-life? How can believers navigate this issue without compromising their biblical convictions?
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| 0:00.0 | It's Friday, July the 12th, 2024, and this is the Daily Article podcast. Welcome. Today's article is written by Dr. Ryan Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum. |
| 0:15.3 | The Republican Party recently released its 2024 platform outlining its goals and priorities should the |
| 0:22.7 | November elections go its way. While the document comprises a list of 20 promises and 10 chapters |
| 0:29.4 | that go in depth on a variety of subjects, the changes to the party's official stance on abortion |
| 0:35.3 | have received the most attention. In 2016, the last time |
| 0:39.1 | the GOP released an official platform, since they chose not to do so in 2020, the issue of abortion |
| 0:45.9 | featured prominently with more than 700 words devoted to the topic and mentioning abortion |
| 0:51.7 | specifically 35 times. By contrast, the 2024 version uses the term |
| 0:58.4 | once and gives the subject less than 100 words of attention simply stating, quote, |
| 1:04.5 | we proudly stand for families and life. We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution |
| 1:10.1 | of the United States guarantees that no person can be denied life or life. We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States |
| 1:11.4 | guarantees that no person can be denied life or liberty without due process and that |
| 1:17.3 | the states are therefore free to pass laws protecting those rights. After 51 years, |
| 1:22.7 | because of us, the power has been given to the states and to a vote of the people. We will oppose |
| 1:28.6 | late-term abortion while supporting mothers and policies that advance prenatal care, access |
| 1:34.2 | to birth control, and IVF fertility treatments." In quote, in understanding the changes, |
| 1:40.7 | it's worth noting that in 2016, Roe v. Wade was still the law of the land, |
| 1:46.0 | whereas now the issue of abortion has been rightly returned to the states. |
| 1:50.0 | Moreover, in the vast majority of elections since that shift occurred, the pro-life position is lost. |
| 1:56.0 | We'll discuss one of the primary reasons why that's the case and how it impacted the changes |
| 2:01.6 | to the GOP platform in a bit, but those losses have created a good bit of angst among Republicans |
| 2:08.2 | running for office this fall. As a result, many Republicans, former President Donald Trump, |
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