 The former president has taken credit for overturning Roe v. Wade, but is not pushing for a national abortion ban, letting states decide. Many states will be different. Many will have a different number of weeks, or some will have more conservatives than others, and that's what they will be. For the first time in 40 years, the Republican National Committee is working to remove language calling for a nationwide abortion ban. It's part of a scaled-down platform.