 We turn our attention now to the issue of abortion in the Republican platform, and we do want to thank WORT's Sarah Gabler, and we're going to continue to keep her looped into this conversation. Last week, the GOP announced its party platform, and to the surprise of some hardline conservatives, a pro-life position was glaringly absent. Abortion wasn't on the list of the GOP's top 20 agenda items, and it only appeared on the second-to-last page as a general statement.