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Dear Republican National Convention Delegates:
For the first time in decades, the Republican Platform retreats on life. Pro-life Americans are rightly outraged and gravely concerned. As drafted, the platform removes long-standing Republican promises on life, from prohibiting taxpayer funding for abortion to a Constitutional amendment to specific protections for unborn babies. • Since 1976, the platform has supported a Human Life Amendment to the Constitution. • Since 1980, the platform has called for ending taxpayer funding for abortion. • Since 1984, the platform has affirmed that the 14th Amendment already protects unborn children. • Beginning in 1996, the platform condemned partial-birth abortion. • In 2004, language was added to protect babies born alive following failed abortions. • In 2012, language was added to protect pain-capable babies. • In 2016, language was added opposing federal funding for embryo harvesting.
Since the Reagan Revolution, the party has spoken with an unambiguous voice – Republicans stand for life. Today, that promise has been watered down and ultimately compromised.
As you gather in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, the eyes of conservatives across America are upon you. As delegates, ensuring a strong platform is your responsibility. You are the grassroots conservative leaders, entrusted by the conservatives of your states, to represent their values at the national level. This is the last opportunity to restore the Republican Party’s strong pro-life platform.
You can restore the RNC’s pro-life platform. We encourage you to support the Platform Committee’s Minority Report, amendments that strengthen the pro-life resolve of the platform, and to vote down any platform that weakens the party’s pro-life stance.
Sincerely, Paul Teller Jeanne Mancini Executive Director President Advancing American Freedom March for Life Action Robert P. George, JD, DPhil, DCL, DLitt* R. Albert Mohler, Jr.* McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence President Princeton University The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D. Lila Rose President President Ethics & Public Policy Center Live Action
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