WASHINGTON -- Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) on Tuesday scolded his party over a move to include support for a constitutional ban on abortion in the 2012 platform, saying it alienates pro-abortion rights Republicans like him.
In a letter to Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, Brown called it "a mistake" that party leaders are considering language in the platform "opposing a woman's right to choose" and endorsing passage of a constitutional amendment banning abortion.
"It fails to recognize the views of pro-choice Republicans like myself," Brown said. "Even while I am pro-choice, I respect those who have a different opinion on this very difficult and sensitive issue. Our Party platform should make the same concession to those of us who believe in a woman's right to choose."
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