{"id":97498,"date":"2016-07-11T16:10:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T20:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=97498"},"modified":"2016-07-11T16:10:16","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T20:10:16","slug":"oklahoma-gov-mary-fallin-republican-platform-will-remain-pro-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/oklahoma-gov-mary-fallin-republican-platform-will-remain-pro-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin: Republican platform will &#8216;remain pro-life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Oklahoma Governor and 2016 Republican Platform Committee co-chair Mary Fallin <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/07\/09\/politics\/donald-trump-mary-fallin-gop-platform-on-abortion\/\">said over the weekend<\/a> that the GOP&#8217;s platform will &#8220;remain pro-life&#8221; despite calls to soften its rhetoric on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know that [presumptive GOP presidential nominee] Donald Trump has said as a candidate that he believes in life, and I think the majority of the Republican Party does believe in life &#8212; that has been an important part and plank of our platform as a political party,&#8221; she told CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fallin, who is reportedly among the names <a href=\"\/news\/potential-trump-running-mate-endorses-legal-abortion\/\">under consideration<\/a> to be Trump&#8217;s running mate, noted that while Trump will have delegates representing his views to the platform committee, &#8220;in the end, this platform is driven by grassroots Republican people throughout the nation who will represent the very values and principles of the Republican Party.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The subject first arose in April, when Trump <a href=\"\/news\/donald-trumps-amendment-gop-platform-abortion-disaster\/\">made comments<\/a> suggesting the GOP&#8217;s abortion plank should formally recognize rape and incest exceptions for abortion, despite the fact that the party platform states a long-term ideal that does not prevent Republicans from supporting incremental legislation containing exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus <a href=\"\/news\/rnc-chair-priebus-our-platform-clear-life-begins-conception\/\">has also dismissed<\/a> concerns that there was a serious possibility of weakening the platform: \u201cI think our platform is pretty clear on those subjects. 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