page_title: Republicans for Choice
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Republicans for Choice / History
caption_attribution_description: English: at Women’s eNews’ 21 Leaders for the 21st Century for 2012. Photo credit: Lindsay Aikman/Michael Priest Photography womensenews.org/story/21-leaders-the-21st-century/111229/...
context_page_description: Republicans for Choice is an American political action committee composed of members of the United States Republican Party who support abortion rights.
context_section_description: Republicans for Choice was founded in 1989 by conservative fundraiser and activist Ann Stone, first wife of Roger Stone,  at the suggestion of Lee Atwater, a former chairman of the RNC, to counter the Republican Party's perceived increasing focus on anti-abortion candidates and political platform, and Stone brought this agenda to the 1992 Republican National Convention.
  As of 2020, three Republicans serving in Congress had been supported by Republicans for Choice, Senators Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.
caption: Ann Stone, as honoree at Women's eNews 21 Leaders 2012
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