TL;DR of RNC approves platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF
• The GOP platform does not call for a national ban on abortion. It does support the 14th Amendment, which protects the right to an abortion.
• The document does not mention the 1873 anti-obscenity law, which has not been enforced in decades. The platform was released ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
• The party is expected to nominate Donald Trump as its nominee for president in 2016, but he has not said if he will be the GOP’s candidate for the White House if the GOP takes control of the House of Representatives. The GOP is also expected to pick a nominee for vice president, which would be the first time the party has nominated a candidate for president since 1988.
• The race for the GOP presidential nomination will be decided at the convention, which will be held in less than two weeks. The winner will be announced at the end of the convention in Tampa, Florida, on July 18.
• The Republican National Committee has not yet announced its candidate for President, which could be Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.