“Republicans may remove a vow to ban abortion from their party platform for the first time in 40 years at the behest of former President Donald Trump, who has refused to support such a ban even as he takes credit for the overturning of Roe v. Wade,” the AP reports.
“The platform is a statement of first principles traditionally written by party activists.
Trump’s campaign wants the group drafting this year’s platform to produce a shorter document without statements favored by many conservatives but potentially unpopular with the broader electorate.”ABC News: 2024 RNC platform could alter the GOP’s abortion position for the first time in decades.