Despite calls from top Republicans for Missouri Rep. Todd Akin to drop out of the Senate race, the party has further entrenched its extreme stance on abortion in a vote on its platform for next week’s convention in Tampa. On Tuesday, the Republican platform committee approved language backing a constitutional ban on abortion without calling for exceptions for cases of rape or incest. The platform declares: “The unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life, which cannot be infringed.”
GOP Embraces Abortion Ban for Party Platform
HeadlineAug 22, 2012