Ahead of next week's convention, anti-abortion Democrats are lobbying their party to fix what they describe as an "extreme" deviation on the issue that could effectively surrender certain states to Republicans in November. The letter warns that the party's platform will alienate pro-life Democrats, and calls on the platform committee to reintroduce more moderate language from the party's 2000 platform. According to Day, activists from throughout the country are expected to descend on the convention in protest of the party's advocacy. Meanwhile, Black anti-abortion activists have clashed with Planned Parenthood over claims abortion is comparable to genocide for their community. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAccording to a June Gallup report, 24 percent Democrats consider themselves pro-life.

Source: Fox News August 14, 2020 23:37 UTC