1.   Bauer and representatives of a number of conservative groups were on Capitol Hill Thursday pressing the GOP to keep a strong antiabortion plank in its platform.

2.   He also wants to strengthen the antiabortion plank by adding a condemnation of euthanasia, assisted suicide and President Clinton because of his pro-choice stance.

3.   Reed has been criticized by some, including Buchanan, for not pushing hard enough on an antiabortion plank.

4.   The Republican platform contains a strong antiabortion plank.

5.   Weld has insisted for months that the antiabortion plank was unacceptable, even raising the possibility of a floor fight at the convention in San Diego next month.