21.   But Gore said Kemp has repeatedly supported amendments that would ban abortions.

22.   But now it is famed as the first state to impose a cruel and sneaky law that could ban all abortions.

23.   But partisan conservatives are quick to pounce on him, as they did when Dole hinted he would not support a constitutional amendment to ban abortion.

24.   But the majority would not ban abortion.

25.   Carnahan has said the bill would ban most abortions and could provide a legal defense to anti-abortion violence.

26.   Cheney also supported a constitutional amendment banning abortion, but the issue never came to a vote.

27.   Church officials have orchestrated failed efforts to ban abortions in cases of rape.

28.   Clinton has repeatedly said he would not sign legislation banning late abortions unless it contained exceptions to protect both the life and health of the mother.

29.   Daschle earlier had proposed an alternative measure that would ban all abortions, not just the partial-birth abortion covered by the Santorum bill.

30.   Delegates are expected to preserve the platform plank that calls for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion.