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Latest Fact-Checks In Abortion

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Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on January 24, 2017 a news release
"Abortion providers like Planned Parenthood do little other than provide abortions."
Pants on Fire!
By Jonathan Anderson, Nora Hertel • February 24, 2017
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on January 27, 2017 a speech at the March for Life
The Obama administration issued an "11th-hour rule that entrenches federal family planning funding for Planned Parenthood."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 1, 2017
Deborah Glick
Deborah Glick
stated on January 17, 2017 a debate in the Assembly chamber
"New York state law says you are alive when you begin to breathe."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • January 30, 2017
Pat Robertson
Pat Robertson
stated on November 8, 2016 a TV broadcast.
Margaret Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • November 14, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 26, 2016 a radio ad
Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act."
Mostly True
November 3, 2016
DCCC
DCCC
stated on October 12, 2016 a campaign ad
"Just like Donald Trump, David Jolly wants to outlaw a woman's right to choose."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • October 24, 2016
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 4, 2016 a Spanish-language campaign ad
Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika.
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 11, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 24, 2016 responding to an audience member's question at the Texas Tribune Festival.
Hillary Clinton "supports unlimited abortion on demand up until the moment of birth, including partial-birth abortion, with taxpayer funding."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 9, 2016
Colin Van Ostern
Colin Van Ostern
stated on August 16, 2016 a speech in Manchester, N.H.
As a result of Chris Sununu’s vote against a Planned Parenthood contract, "nearly 3,000 fewer" women and families statewide accessed health care for birth control, cancer screenings and annual exams.
Mostly False
By Ella Nilsen • October 6, 2016
NARAL Pro-Choice America
NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on September 28, 2016 an ad.
"Toomey and Trump will ban abortion and punish women who have them."
False
By Anna Orso • October 6, 2016
Colleen Deacon
Colleen Deacon
stated on September 10, 2016 remarks at a campaign office opening for Hillary Clinton
Says Rep. John Katko "promised he wouldn’t vote to defund Planned Parenthood and since he’s been in office he’s done that four times"
True
By Dan Clark • October 5, 2016
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on September 20, 2016 a campaign ad
Says "Marco Rubio would take away a woman’s right to choose for victims of rape or incest."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • September 23, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on September 18, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press."
Says Hillary Clinton and millennials have the same positions on climate change, abortion rights, immigration reform, gay rights and college affordability. "Donald Trump doesn't."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Linda Qiu • September 18, 2016
Planned Parenthood Votes
Planned Parenthood Votes
stated on September 7, 2016 an ad
Nevada Republican Senate nominee "Joe Heck voted to criminalize abortion for rape victims."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2016
NARAL Pro-Choice America
NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on September 6, 2016 a TV ad
"Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 8, 2016
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on August 29, 2016 a television ad
Says "Joe Heck voted 10 times to defund Planned Parenthood ... and Heck opposes a woman's right to choose, even when her health is at risk."
Mostly True
By Riley Snyder • September 6, 2016
Ohio Right to Life
Ohio Right to Life
stated on August 2, 2016 a press release
"Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars."
Mostly False
By Nadia Pflaum • August 12, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 3, 2016 an op-ed
After initially agreeing with Republicans on an amount for Zika funding, "Democrats derailed it."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 4, 2016
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
stated on July 20, 2016 a press release.
Says "Danny Tarkanian … wants to defund Planned Parenthood and would outlaw a woman's right to choose, even in cases of rape or incest."
True
By Riley Snyder • August 4, 2016
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on July 26, 2016 remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
Says Donald Trump "said a woman should be punished for exercising her right to choose."  
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • July 27, 2016
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