CV NEWS FEED // Heartbeat International recently called for the 2024 Republican Party platform to strengthen its stance on abortion.
In an emailed statement, the pro-life organization called the current stance taken by the draft platform a “troubling departure from its longstanding tradition of affirming the inherent dignity of every human being, including the unborn child.”
The current draft platform only mentions abortion once, stating: “We will oppose Late Term Abortion, while supporting mothers and policies that advance Prenatal Care, access to Birth Control, and IVF (fertility treatments).”
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Heartbeat International stated, “Since the 1980s—almost as long as the pregnancy help movement in the United States has existed—the Republican Party platform has proclaimed the timeless moral principle that all human lives, from the moment of conception, have irreplaceable value.”
“Importantly, this call to protect innocent life under both state and federal law has ensured that any public policy discussion of abortion fully recognizes abortion’s harm to mom, dad, AND child,” the organization continued.
Heartbeat International said that pregnancy help organizations are now concerned by the platform’s “softened” stance on abortion, especially as the pro-life movement faces new challenges posed by the growing use of abortion pills.
“With unregulated chemical abortion expanding exponentially and ravaging our communities, now is the time to affirm and redouble our commitment to life,” Heartbeat International stated. “We call on Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and the GOP Platform Committee to hold fast to the Republican Party’s legacy of cherishing human dignity.”
The statement also expressed support for the Minority Report submitted to the GOP Platform Committee, which called for the platform to add stronger protections for the unborn and provide alternatives to abortion.
Heartbeat International also reaffirmed its own commitment to upholding and preserving the dignity of human life.
“While we will always remain committed to supporting every woman with practical care and alternatives to abortion, we call now on the party of Lincoln to declare boldly what is self-evident: that every person from the moment of conception is exceptional, valuable, and worth protecting,” Heartbeat International stated, continuing:
Only when we have American leadership determined to count all people—including the most vulnerable amongst us—as part of the American family can our nation truly thrive.
Heartbeat International also promoted a petition spearheaded by Family Research Council Action that calls for Republican National Convention Chairman Michael Whatley and Platform Chairwoman Marsha Blackburn to increase support for the unborn in the platform. The petition, available to sign online, has currently received 21,643 signatures.
