{"id":2291349,"date":"2024-07-09T16:51:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T20:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-slams-rnc-platform-changes-on-abortion-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T16:54:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T20:54:38","slug":"pence-slams-rnc-platform-changes-on-abortion-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pence-slams-rnc-platform-changes-on-abortion-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pence slams RNC platform changes on abortion &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fpence-slams-rnc-platform-changes-on-abortion-washington-examiner%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=2291349&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--><p>The\u2063 article discusses former Vice President Mike Pence&#8217;s criticism of the new Republican \u2062National Committee platform on abortion. Pence called the platform changes a &#8220;profound disappointment&#8221; to pro-life Republicans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/al-gore-blasts-uae-as-overseer-of-cop28-climate-summit-abusing-the-publics-trust\/\" title=\"Al Gore slams UAE for abusing public trust at COP28 Climate Summit\">urged delegates<\/a> to restore language recognizing\u200c the sanctity of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-sidney-powell-releases-statement-to-we-the-people-on-her-trump-election-legal-efforts-it-will-be-epic\/\" title=\"New: Sidney Powell Releases Statement to &quot;We the People&quot; on Her Trump Election Legal Efforts (&quot;It Will Be Epic&quot;)\">human life<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-advocates-urge-supreme-court-to-reaffirm-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"Abortion Advocates Urge Supreme Court To Reaffirm Roe v. Wade\">unborn child&#8217;<\/a>s right to life. \u2064The updated\u2062 platform, approved\u200d by the \u2062RNC&#8217;s\u2063 platform\u2064 committee, no longer includes language advocating for federal\u200c abortion limits. This comes before the party\u2062 is expected to confirm former President Donald Trump as its presidential nominee.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pence slams RNC platform changes on abortion<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/abaker\/\">Audrey Baker<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T16:15:06-04:00\">July 9, 2024 4:15 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697791\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pence<\/a> slammed the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Committee<\/a> platform on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> as \u201ca profound disappointment\u201d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/advancingamericanfreedom.com\/vice-president-pence-on-rnc-platform-a-profound-disappointment-to-pro-life-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe RNC platform is a profound disappointment to the millions of pro-life Republicans that have always looked to the Republican Party to stand for life,\u201d Pence said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is not the time to surrender any ground in the fight for the right to life,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe 2024 platform removed historic pro-life principles that have long been the foundation of the platform. I urge delegates attending next week\u2019s Republican Convention to restore language to our party\u2019s platform recognizing the sanctity of human life and affirming that the unborn child has a fundamental right to life which cannot be infringed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The RNC\u2019s platform committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072922\/rnc-advances-trump-backed-abortion-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>approved a 2024 GOP platform<\/a> on Monday that abandoned language advocating for federal abortion limits. The updated platform comes a week before the party is expected to confirm as its presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, who says abortion regulations should be left up to the states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe proudly stand for families and life. We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that no person can be denied life or liberty without due process, and that the states are, therefore, free to pass laws protecting those rights,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3073317\/read-republican-party-releases-new-2024-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>platform<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n<p>Pence described the new platform as \u201cpart of a broader retreat in our party, trying to remain vague for political expedience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut beyond the politics of the issue is the immorality of ending an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peaceful-montana-pro-life-advocate-vindicated-after-erroneous-unconstitutional-charges\/\" title=\"Peaceful Montana Pro-Life Advocate Vindicated After Erroneous, Unconstitutional Charges\">unborn human life<\/a>. We must never lose the moral clarity to say that abortion is wrong,\u201d the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-vice-president-mike-pence-joins-the-heritage-foundation\/\" title=\"Former Vice President Mike Pence Joins The Heritage Foundation\">vice president added<\/a>. \u201cThe GOP platform may be retreating, but we in the pro-life movement never will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pence previously <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mike_Pence\/status\/1777372198384078877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called<\/a> Trump\u2019s softened abortion stance a \u201cslap in the face\u201d and condemned the former president for leading the Republican Party astray on the issue in an April <em>New York Times <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/20\/opinion\/donald-trump-abortion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>guest essay<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1697791\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1697791\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence criticized the new Republican National Committee platform on abortion, calling it a disappointment to pro-life Republicans. He urged delegates to restore language recognizing the sanctity of human life and the fundamental right to life for the unborn child. The updated platform removes language advocating for federal abortion limits and reflects a broader retreat in the party, according to Pence. He emphasized the immorality of ending an unborn human life and vowed that the pro-life movement will not retreat. Pence has previously criticized former President Donald Trump for his softened stance on abortion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3192,"featured_media":2291350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mike-pence-abortion-trump.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4310,4500,6915],"class_list":["post-2291349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion","tag-pence","tag-rnc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mike-pence-abortion-trump.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}