Latest Fact-Checks In Abortion

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Joyce Craig
Joyce Craig
stated on September 15, 2024 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.”
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By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2024
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on September 4, 2024 a TV interview
Of Bernie Moreno, “Now, he’s arguing for a national abortion ban, no exceptions.”
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By Caleb McCullough • September 19, 2024
Elissa Slotkin
Elissa Slotkin
stated on September 11, 2024 a TV ad
Mike Rogers supported “laws that could eliminate IVF and birth control.”
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By Caleb McCullough • September 13, 2024
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on April 28, 2024 TV interview
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin "believes taxpayer dollars should be used for abortion."
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By Ricardo Torres • August 26, 2024
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
stated on July 17, 2024 a campaign ad
Sam Brown “said abortion should be banned without any exceptions for rape or incest.”
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By Seth A. Richardson • August 19, 2024
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on November 19, 2023 a statement on X
In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.”
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By Amy Sherman • November 29, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 14, 2023 remarks at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner
Republicans in Congress are “trying to wipe out federal funding to end the HIV epidemic.”
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By Grace Abels • November 3, 2023
Opportunity Wisconsin
Opportunity Wisconsin
stated on September 14, 2023 News release
"The repeal of Roe v. Wade has exacerbated the state’s OB-GYN shortage as residency programs report a decline in enrollment due to the inability of residents to receive training in-state."
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By Madeline Heim • October 25, 2023
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on May 4, 2023 a video posted to Twitter
Four North Carolina Republicans made “campaign promises” to protect reproductive rights
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By Paul Specht • May 12, 2023
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 28, 2023 a Senate floor speech
Sen. Tommy Tuberville is preventing military promotions “because he objects to women within the military getting access to reproductive care.”
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By Mary McNaughton • May 4, 2023
Yesli Vega
Yesli Vega
stated on October 20, 2022 an interview.
They were “never my comments” that a woman can’t get pregnant from rape.
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By Warren Fiske • November 4, 2022
Kris Mayes
Kris Mayes
stated on September 25, 2022 a tweet
Abraham Hamadeh says he will “lock up doctors, nurses, pharmacists” and “punish women for abortion.”
Half-True
By Alexis Waiss • November 2, 2022
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 22, 2022 an ad
Adam Laxalt “would let Nevada and other states ban abortion with zero exceptions.”
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October 10, 2022
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on September 9, 2022 a political ad
Ted Budd “helped write legislation to outlaw abortion nationwide with no exceptions for rape or incest — a law that could even put doctors in jail.”
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By Paul Specht • October 5, 2022
Elaine Luria
Elaine Luria
stated on September 14, 2022 a tweet.
“Jen Kiggans’ campaign confirmed today that she would support a national abortion ban.”
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By Warren Fiske • September 26, 2022
Planned Parenthood Votes
Planned Parenthood Votes
stated on June 30, 2022 an ad
Mehmet Oz “wants to make abortion a crime in Pennsylvania.”
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July 18, 2022
Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley
stated on June 24, 2022 an interview on Fox News
“The majority of citizens in the country will have no change at all because … most of the population resides in states that have already protected abortion rights.”
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By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on June 14, 2022 an ad
Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions."
Half-True
June 23, 2022
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on May 8, 2022 an interview on Fox News Sunday
“We’re one of the seven nations in the world that allow abortion on demand at 20 weeks.”
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By Jon Greenberg • May 13, 2022
Tate Reeves
Tate Reeves
stated on November 28, 2021 an interview on NBC's Meet the Press
“39 out of 42 (countries) in Europe have more restrictive abortion laws” than Mississippi.
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By Jon Greenberg • December 1, 2021
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