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Even Gerald Ford, facing a pro-life primary challenge from Ronald Reagan, ended up endorsing a constitutional amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade in 1976 (though he opposed the Reagan-backed human life amendment). And that was, as Dave notes, before the pro-life movement had come into its own as as force within the GOP.
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