It's unpopular now, but historically party stances were somewhat reversed, e.g.
In 1972, a Gallop poll showed that Americans were united in their opinion about abortion: 68% of Republicans and 59% of Democrats agreed that “the decision to have an abortion should be made solely by a woman and her physician.”
Ian’t a complete blanket ban of abortion still unpopular? Didn’t the republicans lose several elections because of it?
It's unpopular now, but historically party stances were somewhat reversed, e.g.