 Republicans will protect and defend a vote of the people from within the states on the issue of life. See, in years past, they would always say something like, we will protect the rights of the unborn. It doesn't say that anymore. It says Republicans will protect and defend a vote of the people from within the states on the issue of life. Very much a movement towards states' rights. It also outlined the party's opposition to late-term abortion and its support for access to