![Republican candidates are downplaying abortion, but it keeps coming up](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/911x683+52+0/resize/911x683!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2F33%2F14e34d5c472190041cca0d4dc025%2Fgettyimages-2158504409.jpg)
Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on abortion and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather avoid the topic. But they can’t escape talking about it.
(Image credit: JIM WATSON/AFP)
NPR Topics: News Read More