The religious right warms to McCain

Palin's appointment has dramatically increased McCain/Palin's popularity among Evangelicals, Pentecostals, and pro-life folks. This is not the only thing that has increased his popularity; his interview with Rick Warren where he openly talked about his faith helped. They also mention an odd factor: "language aimed at finding common-ground solutions to reduce the number of abortions was struck from the final draft [of the Republican platform]". The redacted phrase, which apparently was responsible for increasing his popularity with pro-life people: "We invite all persons of good will, whether across the political aisle or within our party, to work together to reduce the incidence of abortion." I am curious as to why removing a platform to reduce the incidence of abortion would be considered positive by pro-life activists. I'm guessing two possible reasons: One, it could in practice be a codeword for contraception; two, it tends to be a phrase trotted out by liberals when they want to give the appearance of disapproving of abortion.