Presidents have often included some mention of abortion in their State of the Union addresses. This week, President Obama broke from this tradition.
His speech on Tuesday featured both big ideas and specific policy proposals. It did not, however, include any nod to pro-choice groups.
Abortion was notably absent Republicans' responses, too. The official Republican response by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) only alluded to abortion when he said that one responsibility of government was "to protect innocent life." He did not reference any specific policies.
Tea party leader Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-MN), who is pro-life, also remained mum on the issue during her alternative GOP response to the SOTU.
Ashley Horne of Focus on the Family's CitizenLink said, "What I would have loved to see was the GOP to give a little more attention to the life issue. The GOP rode in on a wave of pro-life voters. This is why they're here. Pro-family, pro-life voters, the conservative movement ...
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