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Tom Eddy, the chair of the Erie County Republican Party, a swing district in the must-win state of Pennsylvania, said he’s found the best approach is to avoid the issue altogether.

Osmundson said she has seen some doctors avoid the issue entirely, never informing their patients about the option to terminate their risky pregnancies; those cases never make it to the committee’s attention.

Wade, many Republicans, including former President Donald J. Trump, have tried to avoid the issue of abortion and reframe their proposals — like a 15-week federal ban — as common-sense policies that can appeal to moderate voters.

Biden, a practicing Catholic, has long been uncomfortable with abortion, preferring to avoid the issue or offer only tepid support.

Throughout his long career in politics, the president has repeatedly stated his personal opposition to and discomfort with abortion, and largely tried to avoid the issue.