Republican Party Pro-Life Platform Language on Abortion Stronger and More Comprehensive Than Ever.

For 35 years National Right to Life has worked unceasingly to reign in the rule of abortion on demand as part of an ongoing strategy that will eventually overturn the monstrous Roe v. Wade decision authored by Justice Harry Blackmun. Operating on the principle that we're in this to make a difference, not merely to make a statement, NRLC often works quietly behind the scenes.

Take as one example the strongly pro-life language adopted by the Republican Party's Platform Committee.

NRLC sent Co-Executive Director Darla St. Martin and Political Director Karen Cross to Minneapolis to assist the committee. (See story, page one.) It was only natural that we would pay special notice now that the two terms of pro-life President George W. Bush are coming to an end. Would the GOP remain as staunchly pro-life as ever?

As the relevant language (reproduced below) makes clear, not only was there no slippage, the abortion language in the 2008 Republican platform is stronger and deeper than ever. There have been stark contrasts in the past between the two political parties, but none more unmistakable than this year.

"We applaud the Republican Party, and especially the members of the platform committee representing grassroots pro-life Republicans across the country, for making such a strong and unequivocal stand supporting life at all stages," Mrs. Cross said. "The work of the platform committee makes clear, in no uncertain terms, that the Republican Party is the pro-life party."

"The Democrats have gone out of their way to alienate America's pro-life majority by embracing the radical pro-abortion agenda of Barack Obama," said Mrs. St. Martin. "The Republican Party has once again demonstrated that it is completely in line with the majority of Americans who oppose the vast majority of abortions."

Note how comprehensive the GOP platform language is. It steadfastly vouches support for the unborn child's fundamental individual right to life; lauds the passage of protective language, such as the ban on partial-birth abortion; salutes women-helping organizations for their indispensable assistance in helping women to choose life; and reminds us first and foremost that "women deserve better than abortion."