Abortion Scorecard true 0% 65 Checks mostly-true 0% 77 Checks Half True 0% 99 Checks mostly-false 0% 107 Checks false 0% 163 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 38 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Abortion stated on November 6, 2025 in X post: “Evidence suggests that 1 in 25 women who consume (abortion) pills are hospitalized.” November 14, 2025 Rick Scott stated on October 2, 2025 in an X post: Democrats shut down the government because they want “health care for illegal aliens and funding for free abortions.” October 8, 2025 Viral image stated on March 26, 2025 in a Threads post: Says U.S. Rep. Majorie Taylor Green wrote on X that she is “a product of incest.” April 2, 2025 Susan Crawford stated on February 9, 2025 in TV interview: Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.” By Hope Karnopp • February 19, 2025 Threads posts stated on February 1, 2025 in a Threads post: “Melania wins $900 million ‘defamation lawsuit’ against The View & Sunny Hostin.” February 4, 2025 Viral image stated on November 20, 2024 in an Instagram post: “Abortion clinics warn they’ll go bankrupt if Democrat ‘sex strike’ continues.” November 27, 2024 Social Media stated on November 4, 2024 in una publicación en redes sociales: Una mujer posó junto a su hija con un cartel que dice, “Quiero que mi hija tenga el derecho a abortar que yo no tuve”. By Maria Briceño • November 26, 2024 Social Media stated on November 21, 2024 in social media posts: A woman holds a sign that says, “I want my daughter to have the right to abortion that I didn’t have.” November 25, 2024 Threads posts stated on November 6, 2024 in a Threads post: “Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never. They just do a C-section.” By Samantha Putterman • November 11, 2024 Kamala Harris stated on October 29, 2024 in a speech in Washington, D.C.: Former President Donald Trump would “force states to monitor women's pregnancies.” By Louis Jacobson • November 1, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 26, 2024 in an Instagram post: At Vice President Kamala Harris’ Houston campaign rally, when an attendee had a medical emergency, none of the “abortion doctors” onstage helped. October 29, 2024 Instagram posts stated on October 23, 2024 in a video: Kamala Harris imprisoned a woman for three years for praying. By Samantha Putterman • October 25, 2024 Joyce Craig stated on September 15, 2024 in an interview with WMUR-TV: Gubernatorial candidate Kelly Ayotte “has voted for national abortion bans, she has voted to defund Planned Parenthood, and she shepherded Neil Gorsuch through the Supreme Court process, and then celebrated when Roe v. Wade was overturned.” By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2024 WinSenate stated on September 3, 2024 in a Meta ad: “Dave McCormick is fully against abortion.” By Caleb McCullough • October 12, 2024 Terence Everitt stated on October 11, 2024 in a campaign advertisement: Republican state Senate candidate Ashlee Adams “campaigned for Mark Robinson and his radical agenda.” By Paul Specht • October 12, 2024 House Majority PAC stated on September 9, 2024 in a television ad: Laurie Buckhout is “trying to get to Congress to pass a national abortion ban, allowing politicians to ban abortions with no exceptions and prosecute women if they get an abortion, treating women right here like criminals.” By Paul Specht • October 1, 2024 Elissa Slotkin stated on September 30, 2024 in a Meta ad: U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “believes he should make that decision” about whether to end pregnancies. By Caleb McCullough • September 30, 2024 Vote No on 4 stated on September 10, 2024 in a TV ad: “Unlike other amendments, Amendment 4 has no definitions. … Without definitions these words can mean almost anything.” By Samantha Putterman • September 23, 2024 Sherrod Brown stated on September 4, 2024 in a TV interview: Of Bernie Moreno, “Now, he’s arguing for a national abortion ban, no exceptions.” By Caleb McCullough • September 19, 2024 Tony Perkins stated on September 11, 2024 in a Facebook post: “In 12 states, children born alive after a failed abortion have no legal protection, and in three more states children born alive after an abortion had legal rights that governors — like Tim Walz — repealed.” By Sara Swann • September 18, 2024 Load More Latest Articles The future of federal abortion data collection is unclear • June 24, 2025 ‘I never said it’: RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing By Samantha Putterman • January 30, 2025 Did Joe Biden keep these 99 promises? We reviewed his presidential record By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • January 14, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: What are Donald Trump’s second-term plans for the economy, immigration, abortion? By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2024 Fact-checking the New Hampshire gubernatorial debate on WMUR By Louis Jacobson • October 31, 2024 5 ways Senate candidates in toss-up races tried to mislead voters, fact-checked By Caleb McCullough • October 31, 2024 Would MO abortion Amendment 3 legalize surgery for trans kids? It’s highly unlikely, experts say By Grace Abels • October 25, 2024 Anti-abortion Amendment 4 ads are plentiful in Florida. What’s true, what’s not? By Samantha Putterman • October 23, 2024 Fact-checking the Nevada Senate debate between Jacky Rosen and Sam Brown By Amy Sherman, Seth A. Richardson • October 18, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Univision town hall with Latino voters By Louis Jacobson, Maria Briceño • October 17, 2024 12 fact-checks from Donald Trump’s all-women Fox News town hall By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley, Samantha Putterman • October 16, 2024 Fact-checking the Arizona Senate debate between Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake By Louis Jacobson, Mia Osmonbekov • October 10, 2024 Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin By Caleb McCullough • October 9, 2024 Fact-checking the Pennsylvania Senate debate between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick By Caleb McCullough • October 4, 2024 Debate vicepresidencial entre Tim Walz y JD Vance: PolitiFact verificó lo que dijeron • October 2, 2024 Do you know Vance and Walz’s talking points? Prep for the vice presidential debate with fact-checks By Sara Swann • September 29, 2024 Debate presidencial entre Kamala Harris y Donald Trump: PolitiFact verificó lo que dijeron • September 11, 2024 Do you know Trump and Harris’ talking points? Prep for the presidential debate with fact-checks By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • September 6, 2024 Tracking Trump’s abortion position: Harris says he’ll ban it, but he now says it’s up to states. By Samantha Putterman • August 28, 2024 ¿Es verdad que los demócratas ofrecieron ‘abortos gratuitos’ en su convención en Chicago? By Maria Briceño, Sara Swann • August 28, 2024 Latest promises about Abortion Donald Trump Not support a federal abortion ban Joe Biden Restore federal funding for Planned Parenthood Promise Kept: Planned Parenthood regained federal funding under Biden administration | November 20, 2024 Joe Biden Repeal Hyde Amendment Joe Biden fails to repeal Hyde Amendment during presidency | November 26, 2024 Joe Biden Work to codify Roe v. Wade Joe Biden made efforts to protect abortion, but Congress did not codify access | November 26, 2024 Donald Trump Defund Planned Parenthood Trump rule change prods Planned Parenthood to forgo federal funds | July 15, 2020 Barack Obama Sign the Freedom of Choice Act Nothing to sign; bill has fizzled | June 1, 2012 Latest promises about Abortion
Joe Biden Restore federal funding for Planned Parenthood Promise Kept: Planned Parenthood regained federal funding under Biden administration | November 20, 2024
Joe Biden Repeal Hyde Amendment Joe Biden fails to repeal Hyde Amendment during presidency | November 26, 2024
Joe Biden Work to codify Roe v. Wade Joe Biden made efforts to protect abortion, but Congress did not codify access | November 26, 2024
Donald Trump Defund Planned Parenthood Trump rule change prods Planned Parenthood to forgo federal funds | July 15, 2020
