Mike Pence is trying to rally Republicans against Kennedy Jr., calling him “the most pro-abortion Republican appointed secretary of HHS in modern history.”

Advocates and politicians have recently turned away from the “pro-choice” and “pro-life” labels.

The party needs to decide what it cares about more: its Beltway friends or reproductive rights.

The Heath Mello controversy was just the culmination of a dramatic shift in the party's tone on women's reproductive rights.