{"id":2052803,"date":"2023-10-02T17:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-shoots-down-bid-to-moderate-abortion-stance\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T17:20:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:20:39","slug":"california-gop-shoots-down-bid-to-moderate-abortion-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-shoots-down-bid-to-moderate-abortion-stance\/","title":{"rendered":"California GOP rejects attempt to moderate abortion stance."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-gop-shoots-down-bid-to-moderate-abortion-stance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2052803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California\u200d GOP Rejects Bid to Moderate Abortion \u2062Stance, Highlighting National Debate<\/h2>\n<p>The California GOP \u2063has\u200b rejected a proposal\u200d by a group of delegates to moderate the party&#8217;s abortion stance in\u200b an effort to attract more voters \u2062in the deep-blue state. The proposed \u200cplatform overhaul aimed to remove the statement that life begins at\u200d conception and language against elective \u200cand late-term abortions.<\/p>\n<p>This debate in California, known for\u200d its easy access to abortion, underscores the challenge faced \u2062by national\u2064 Republicans as they grapple with how to regulate abortion on a \u2063federal level following\u200d the Supreme Court&#8217;s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Leading \u200dup\u2062 to the California party&#8217;s fall convention, Republicans clashed over\u2064 whether moderating on abortion to appeal to mainstream voters would demoralize\u200b the grassroots base.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our platform\u200d is mainly for internal party affairs,\u200b and it really matters a\u200d lot to our \u2064base, and it matters a lot \u2064to the volunteers we rely \u200don to get out the vote\u2014so it\u2019s very important\u200b as a statement of \u200bprinciples,&#8221;\u200c attorney Harmeet Dhillon told \u200dthe \u200cWashington \u200bFree Beacon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This issue has become a pivotal factor in national elections. The Republicans&#8217; failure to regain control of the Senate and win more House \u2064seats in 2022 was\u200d seen by many as an electoral \u200bbacklash against the Dobbs v.\u200b Jackson Women&#8217;s Health \u2063Organization ruling. Since the reversal of Roe, fourteen conservative states have banned \u200babortion in almost all instances,\u200d triggering voter resistance. However, the majority of Americans believe that abortion should only \u2064be legal\u200c in the first trimester.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump recently entered the fray, criticizing Florida Governor Ron\u2063 DeSantis for his six-week abortion ban\u200d and suggesting a \u2064potential compromise with abortion supporters\u2062 if he wins \u2062the \u200b2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge to maintain the party&#8217;s anti-abortion stance is attorney Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent figure among California conservatives and one of the state&#8217;s\u2063 three representatives at the Republican National Committee. A delegate committee backed her position and tabled the debate on a new\u200b draft before it could proceed to \u2064a\u200d full vote.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We need\u200d to focus\u200d on drawing \u2063distinctions with the left \u200bthat \u2064is destroying our great nation, not stoke\u200c divisions within our base,&#8221; Dhillon said in a statement \u200cafter the vote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>California,\u200c known for its liberal policies, allows abortion through the third trimester, operates its own abortion-finder website, and even \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-signs-law-to-make-abortions-free-in-california\/\" title=\"Gavin Newsom Signs Law to Make Abortions Free in California\u00a0\">prohibits insurance companies<\/a> from charging copays \u200bfor abortion services. Some California \u2064Republicans believe the party should aim to attract moderate blue voters \u200cwho are dissatisfied with the state&#8217;s \u2064high\u200c taxes, regulations, \u200dcost of living, inflation,\u200c homelessness, and soft-on-crime policies.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This will\u200b hamstring California&#8217;s Republican\u200c Party as voters wonder what decade the party is focused\u200c on&#8230; \u200dthe past or the \u2062future,&#8221; said Charles Moran, a\u200d state delegate from Los Angeles who also leads the national branch of\u200b Log Cabin Republicans\u200d and\u2062 contributed\u2063 to\u200b the platform re-draft.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, opponents argue\u200d that compromising \u2063on abortion would alienate\u200c the state&#8217;s\u2062 already beleaguered social conservatives and have little impact on\u200c attracting voters.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;To\u2062 remove life at\u2063 conception [from the platform] would not only disenfranchise conservatives, it would disenfranchise \u2064conservative Democrats who\u200b are now looking at the leftist takeover of their party\u2014and if we are following\u2063 behind, then they&#8217;re not going to be attracted to \u200dus,&#8221; said David Hernandez of the\u2064 Los Angeles Hispanic Republican Club. &#8220;So this \u200dis\u200d not the time to \u200cdo that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The top Republicans in the state legislature have also \u2064weighed in, stating that adopting a new platform now\u200d would be ill-advised ahead of a challenging election.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We cannot risk a divisive platform debate extending to the next convention during an important election year,&#8221;\u2063 GOP state\u200c senator\u200b Brian Jones and assemblyman James Gallagher said\u200d in a\u200d statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u200dCalifornia Democrats \u200chave been\u200d intensifying their abortion agenda while\u200b cracking down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-unloads-on-bidens-radical-and-underqualified-hhs-nominee-xavier-becerra\/\" title=\"McConnell Unloads On Biden\u2019s \u2018Radical And Underqualified\u2019 HHS Nominee Xavier Becerra\">crisis pregnancy centers<\/a>.\u2063 Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed legislation granting legal immunity to\u200c abortion providers who perform \u200cthe procedure where it&#8217;s\u200c illegal, banning malpractice insurers\u200c from refusing to cover them, allowing physician assistants to \u2064perform abortions, restricting who can offer ultrasounds, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta sued \u200da chain of crisis pregnancy centers for advertising\u200b abortion pill\u2063 reversal.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the differing opinion within\u200d the Republican party, as demonstrated \u200bby Donald Trump and attorney Harmeet Dhillon, reflect the\u200b complexity of the\u2062 abortion debate and\u2063 the challenges faced\u2064 by the party moving forward<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Of living, and\u2063 crime rate. However, others argue\u200c that maintaining a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hits-desantis-for-signing-heartbeat-law-a-terrible-thing-and-a-terrible-mistake\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes DeSantis for signing heartbeat law: 'A terrible and regrettable decision.'\">strong anti-abortion stance<\/a> is essential for \u2064upholding conservative principles.<\/p>\n<p>This debate within the California\u200d GOP reflects\u200b the broader\u200b national discussion on abortion. With \u2062the recent reversal of Roe v. Wade, many Republican-led states have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-shoots-down-bid-to-moderate-abortion-stance\/\" title=\"California GOP rejects attempt to moderate abortion stance.\">enacted stricter abortion laws<\/a>, prompting backlash from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activists-already-licking-their-chops-at-getting-taxpayers-to-pay-for-abortions-amid-potential-biden-admin\/\" title=\"Activists Already Licking Their Chops at Getting Taxpayers To Pay for Abortions Amid Potential Biden Admin\">pro-choice advocates<\/a>. The\u200d issue has become a central point in national \u200belections, with voters expressing their opinions on the matter through their \u2062support for candidates who align with their stance on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>The failure of Republicans to \u200dregain control of\u200d the Senate \u2064and win more House seats in the 2022 elections was \u200dseen by\u2064 many as an electoral response to the Dobbs \u200bv.\u2064 Jackson Women&#8217;s\u200c Health Organization ruling. In the wake of the reversal of Roe, conservative states have banned abortion in almost all instances, sparking resistance from voters. However, polls \u2063indicate \u200dthat a majority of Americans\u2062 believe that\u2064 abortion should only be legal in the first trimester, indicating some level \u2062of nuance within public opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald\u200b Trump has also weighed in on the issue, criticizing Florida Governor Ron\u200d DeSantis for his six-week abortion ban \u2063and\u200d discussing a potential compromise with abortion supporters if he were to \u200cwin the \u200b2024 election. This demonstrates the \u2062complex nature of the abortion debate within\u200b the Republican party itself, with differing\u2063 opinions \u2062on how to approach the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge\u2064 to maintain the party&#8217;s \u2063anti-abortion stance in California is attorney Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent\u200d figure among conservatives in the state.\u2064 She argues that the\u200d party should focus on drawing distinctions with the\u2064 left rather than creating\u2064 divisions within\u200c its base. Dhillon&#8217;s position was \u200bsupported by a delegate \u200ccommittee, effectively preventing \u200bthe proposed\u200b platform overhaul from proceeding to a full \u2062vote.<\/p>\n<p>The California GOP&#8217;s decision highlights the challenges faced by national Republicans as they \u2064navigate the \u2063post-Roe landscape. The party must\u200d find \u200ba balance between appealing to mainstream\u200b voters in predominantly liberal states like California while also upholding conservative principles that are valued by\u200c their base. It remains to be seen how this issue will continue\u2062 to shape national\u200c elections and the party&#8217;s stance on\u2063 abortion moving forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California GOP rejected a proposal to moderate their abortion stance, aiming to attract more voters in the deep-blue state. 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