Trump: I would change GOP platform on abortion

[CPUd]

Trump: I would change GOP platform on abortion

By David Wright, CNN

Updated 11:07 AM ET, Thu April 21, 2016


(CNN)Donald Trump said Thursday he would change the Republican Party platform's position on abortion to include exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.

Trump made the remarks during a town hall on the "Today" show on NBC on Thursday morning when host Savannah Guthrie asked him about abortion exceptions.

"The Republican platform every four years has a provision that states that the right of the unborn child should not be infringed," Guthrie said. "And it makes no exceptions for rape, for incest, for the life of the mother. Would you want to change the Republican platform to include the (abortion) exceptions that you have?"

"Yes, I would. Yes, I would. Absolutely," Trump said. "For the three exceptions, I would."

Currently, the Republican platform abortion policy reads: "We assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed."

While the official party platform doesn't explicitly outline or endorse any abortion exceptions, GOP presidential candidates in the past have supported them, including Mitt Romney, John McCain and both Bush presidents.

Among Trump's remaining GOP presidential rivals, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has said he opposes exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother, while Ohio Gov. John Kasich has said he supports them.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/politi...form-abortion/

[Cutlerzzz]

He would change it to support Roe vs Wade, as he has supported it for his entire life before running.

[Jesse James]

Most pro-life people believe that in the case of a mother's life abortion should be ok. He will never change the GOP position to include the other two though.

[enhanced_deficit]

Hillary and Obama won't allow it.

[CPUd]

He'll probably try to exclude assault rifles form the 2A platform as well.