Carter Ford clash over abortion amid campaign tour
Carter and Ford clash over a constitutional abortion ban as they tour Ohio Illinois and meet Catholic leaders Ford shifts stance to favor states rights while denying change White House aide later admits earlier opposition Carter faces antiabortion protests during campaign stops and both candidates debate foreign policy and defense policy amid mixed messages on peacetime budgets
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Carter greeted by anti abortion pickets in Evergreen Park
Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter arrived to a campaign speech in Evergreen Park where protesters held signs against abortion. The scene featured pickets facing Carter as he spoke to supporters.
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Ford meets Catholic leaders over abortion stance
President Ford with Catholic leaders including Archbishop Bernardin Archbishops Carberry Cooke and McGuire and bishops Malone and Rausch discussed abortion policy and state autonomy. Ford opposes a constitutional abortion ban while backing a plan allowing states to decide policy, seeking to reassure Catholic officials despite Carter’s stance.
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