Trump's Influence Leads GOP to Shift Stance on Abortion in Party Platform, Leaving Decision Up to the States
Republicans moved at Donald Trump's behest to change their party platform on opposing abortion and cede limits to individual states instead of pursuing a federal ban. The new 16-page Republican platform omits previous language supporting an amendment to ban abortion and instead asserts that the 14th Amendment guarantees the right to life. This reflects Trump's view that abortion limits should be decided by states, not the federal government. The platform change aims to avoid giving Democrats more attack lines in the 2024 election by removing explicit support for a national abortion ban.