GOP Platform: Abortion, Marriage, Immigration Arise as Major Issues

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Delegates meeting in Tampa ahead of next week's Republican National Convention have proposed a platform that by most standards, is considered one of the most conservative in recent memory. Fundamental issues such as language protecting the unborn, supporting traditional marriage and emphasizing the enforcement of immigration are just a few of the issues Republicans are including in the party document outlining its core principles.

Defending traditional marriage by keeping language that defined it as a union between one man and one woman was one of the first issues that occupied much of the committee's time.
Coming on the heels of President's Obama public support of same-sex marriage, Democrats – for the first time in the history of either major political party – have included gay marriage as a part of their party's platform. Like the president embracing homosexual marriage, it will not be known until November if the decision will have any impact on Democrats at the polls.

When party delegates addressed women's issues, they strengthened their platform by adding language that referenced Obamacare, which has become synonymous with the Affordable Care Act championed by the president during his first term.

"Through Obamacare, the Obama administration has promoted the notion that abortion is healthcare," reads a portion of the language referring to abortion. "We, however, affirm the dignity of women by protecting the sanctity of human life. Numerous studies have shown that abortion endangers the health and well-being of women and we stand firmly against it."

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