Ann Stone, president of Republicans for Choice, an abortion rights group, said her organization's members had not been re-examining their positions, as their Democratic counterparts have.

"They're so frightened that evangelicals will stay home, when they ought to be frightened that ours will," said Ann Stone, chairwoman of Republicans for Choice.

Ann Stone of Republicans for Choice said, "Just think, we were welcome for 10 or 15 minutes; that's real progress."

The current shift toward moderation was also noted by Ann Stone, national chairwoman of Republicans for Choice, an advocacy group.

Ann Stone, director of Republicans for Choice Political Action Committee, called the new language "a disaster" and said the religious right "got everything they wanted."

"This is the worst news that the Bush campaign could get," said Ann Stone, national chairwoman of the Republicans For Choice PAC.

Mr. Stone, who is married to Ann Stone, said the party faced serious electoral consequences if it did not ease its stance on the issue.

"It isn't about abortion," says Ann Stone, the leader of Republicans for Choice.

"I have never been a single-issue voter, but that's changing," said Ann Stone.

Representing that view, Ann Stone, chairwoman of Republicans for Choice, accused abortion opponents today of "digging Bob Dole's political grave."