21.   The committee will vote on other amendments Tuesday, including one that would allow the abortion if the emotional or physical health of the woman is in jeopardy.

22.   The Republican Party, which has favored overturning the Supreme Court ruling allowing abortion, featured speakers at the GOP convention two weeks ago who favor abortion rights.

23.   The Senate on Wednesday failed to pass a measure that would have allowed abortions at military bases overseas, which are currently prohibited even if they are privately funded.

24.   There has been no clearly defined place to stand between declaring that life begins at conception, and allowing abortions up to some arbitrarily defined time.

25.   While the Human Life Amendment is not defined in the platform, most versions of it only allow abortion when the life of the mother is at stake.

26.   Other options remaining open include the possibility of allowing abortion on legal or social grounds, the cabinet said.

27.   Abortion currently is allowed only in cases of rape, incest, if the fetus is irreparably damaged, or if the pregnancy poses health risks to the mother.

28.   Abortion is allowed only in cases of rape, incest, if the fetus is irreparably damaged, or if the pregnancy poses health risks to the woman.

29.   But Islamic teachings of whatever school allow abortion which is conducted for health reasons.

30.   But it would allow abortions during the first trimester, so long as the woman would face emotional or financial difficulties if she had the child.