Trump campaign, abortion foes heading for a fight over the GOP platform

(NewsNation) — For the last four decades, the Republican party has officially backed a Constitutional amendment to ban abortion nationwide. Now, hardline abortion foes fear the party will soften that stand to conform to likely nominee former President Donald Trump’s new position.

The latest evidence: The Trump campaign has banned at least two delegates from the GOP platform committee who had vowed to resist attempts to “water down” the party’s stands on abortion, marriage and Israel.

Politico, which first reported the story, says delegates in at least four other states have been told that the Trump campaign will try to block them from securing seats on the platform committee.