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====1992 Democratic National Convention controversy====
Considering abortion a key social issue for the [[United States presidential election, 1992|1992 presidential election]], Casey tried to get a speaking slot to give a minority plank on the topic at the [[1992 Democratic National Convention]]. He was not given a speaking slot<ref name="post">{{cite journal|author=Shailagh Murray|title=Democrats Seek to Avert Abortion Clashes|journal=The Washington Post|date=January 21, 2007|page=A5}}</ref> and said in a series of news conferences the party was censoring his pro-life views even though he agreed with the party on nearly all other issues.<ref name="Carocci">{{cite web
After the convention, convention organizers tried to say that Casey was not allowed to speak because he did not support the Democratic ticket. [[Al Gore]] called Casey the next day to apologize.<ref name="Hentoff"/><ref name="boyer"/><ref name="crowley"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E4D7173FF932A3575BC0A960958260|work=The New York Times|title=The States And The Issues|first=Michael|last=Wines|date=August 1, 1996|accessdate=May 22, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Casey 191">{{cite book|last=Casey|first=Robert P.|title=Fighting for Life: The Story of a Courageous Pro-Life Democrat Whose Own Brush with Death Made Medical History |publisher=[[Word Publishing]]|year=1996|page=191|isbn=978-0-8499-1224-5}}</ref>
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