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Latest Fact-Checks In Abortion

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Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on October 26, 2019 in an email:
Candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!"    
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • November 1, 2019
GayDonna Vandergriff
GayDonna Vandergriff
stated on October 22, 2019 in a campaign mailer.:
Schuyler VanValkenburg co-sponsored a bill that would have "allowed abortion until the moment of birth."  
False
By Warren Fiske • October 30, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 8, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says popular food and drink items such as Kraft, Pepsi and Nestle use a flavor enhancement company that "puts aborted baby fetus cells in their food and drinks."  
False
By Samantha Putterman • October 23, 2019
Association of Mature American Citizens
Association of Mature American Citizens
stated on August 29, 2019 in a Facebook ad:
AARP backed "federal funding for Planned Parenthood."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 22, 2019
Kelly McGinn
Kelly McGinn
stated on September 20, 2019:
Del. Danica Roem "supported a controversial bill that would have allowed abortion up until the moment of birth.  
False
By Warren Fiske • October 9, 2019
Siobhan Dunnavant
Siobhan Dunnavant
stated on September 30, 2019 in a campaign mailer.:
Del. Debra Rodman "opposes adoption as an alternative to abortion in event of unplanned pregnancies."  
False
By Warren Fiske • October 8, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 9, 2016 in a Facebook post:
Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 9, 2019
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on July 22, 2019 in an advertisement:
Says Royce West stood with Wendy Davis "to support painful late-term abortions."
Half-True
By Madlin Mekelburg • August 8, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 31, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Elizabeth Warren said, "Having an abortion is no different than someone having their tonsils removed."
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • August 7, 2019
Jeanne Ives
Jeanne Ives
stated on July 26, 2019 in a TV interview:
Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois.
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 1, 2019
Tim Moore
Tim Moore
stated on June 4, 2019 in a radio interview:
Says court ruling allows abortions in North Carolina "until right before the baby is delivered."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • June 27, 2019
Seth Moulton
Seth Moulton
stated on June 7, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Joe Biden hasn’t admitted he was wrong on the Iraq War, as he did with the Hyde Amendment.  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • June 20, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 6, 2019 in a tweet:
"I have consistently voted against the Hyde Amendment."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2019
Bob Thomas
Bob Thomas
stated on May 8, 2019:
In Virginia, "the woman has the right to talk to the doctor who’s going to perform the abortion and (Democrats) wanted to strip that out."  
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • May 17, 2019
Eric Swalwell
Eric Swalwell
stated on May 8, 2019 in posted on Twitter:
"The so-called ‘heartbeat’ law outlaws abortion before most women even know that they're pregnant. This is one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in our country." 
Mostly True
By Shefali Luthra • May 13, 2019
Dan Bishop
Dan Bishop
stated on April 30, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says he "cast the deciding vote" to override a vetoed ‘born alive’ bill
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • May 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally in Green Bay, Wis.:
With a late-term abortion, "the mother meets with the doctor. They take care of the baby, they wrap the baby beautifully. And then the doctor and the mother determine whether or not they will execute the baby."
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 29, 2019
Justice Democrats
Justice Democrats
stated on April 25, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Joe Biden "voted for the Iraq War, for mass incarceration, and for the Bankruptcy Reform Act while voting against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and school desegregation."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 26, 2019
Nick Schroer
Nick Schroer
stated on February 12, 2019 in a podcast:
"There are statistics out there that show the number of women who died from illegal abortions prior to Roe v. Wade, that number has skyrocketed since with women dying more with legal abortions."
Pants on Fire!
By Sidney Steele • April 25, 2019
Joyce Krawiec
Joyce Krawiec
stated on April 15, 2019 in in a speech on the state Senate floor:
"No, we do not have laws in place protecting babies who are born alive as the result of an abortion."
False
By Louis Jacobson, Paul Specht • April 19, 2019
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