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Barbara Boxer
stated on July 26, 2016 in 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

Bill Nelson
stated on June 23, 2016 in an email statement:

The House Zika bill "limits access to birth control services needed to help curb the spread of the virus" in Puerto Rico.

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • June 28, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 10, 2016 in remarks at a Planned Parenthood event:

As a result of Roe vs. Wade, "America’s maternal mortality rate dropped dramatically."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll • June 24, 2016

NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
stated on May 16, 2016 in a website post.:

"One in three American women will have had an abortion by the time she reaches the age of 45."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman, W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2016

Vicki Saporta
stated on May 9, 2016 in an episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee":

"There are more than twice as many (crisis pregnancy centers) as there are legitimate abortion providers in the United States."

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on May 3, 2016 in a Clinton campaign tweet:

Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.

Mostly True

By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton say Planned Parenthood is "terrific and that it should keep taxpayer funding."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • May 1, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on April 8, 2016 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor:

Kelly Ayotte "has voted to defund Planned Parenthood" six times.

Mostly True

By Allie Morris • April 29, 2016

Trent Franks
stated on April 14, 2016 in a legislative hearing:

"Today in America, between 40 and 50 percent of all African-American babies, virtually 1-in-2, are killed before they are born."

Mostly False

By Anthony Cave • April 26, 2016

David Jolly
stated on April 25, 2016 in an Orlando debate:

Says he "was the only Republican" to vote against creating a House panel to investigate Planned Parenthood.

True

By Joshua Gillin • April 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 14, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Brooklyn:

In nine Democratic debates, "We've not had one question about a woman's right to make her own decisions about reproductive health care, not one question."

True

By Amy Sherman • April 15, 2016

Rick Scott's Starbucks heckler
stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with Rick Scott at Starbucks:

Says Rick Scott "stripped women of access to public health care."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • April 6, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on November 21, 2015 in a TV ad that ran mostly in Iowa:

Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruz’s "efforts to defund Planned Parenthood."

Mostly False

By Emma Hinchliffe • March 16, 2016

James Dobson
stated on November 21, 2015 in a TV ad:

Says Ted Cruz’s wife Heidi "will be the very first pro-life first lady."

Mostly True

By Alan Gathright • March 11, 2016

Ken Paxton
stated on February 5, 2016 in press release:

"Statistics show 2 to 3 Texas women per week have major complications and 10 women per week seek help at an ER after an abortion."

False

By Emma Hinchliffe • March 4, 2016

Blake Rocap
stated on February 16, 2016 in a voter mailer:

"When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • February 27, 2016

Cecile Richards
stated on February 9, 2016 in a forum in Los Angeles:

"In Ohio, more than half the providers of safe and legal abortion have had to shut down" since Gov. John Kasich took office in 2011.

Half-True

By Nadia Pflaum • February 22, 2016

Empower Texans
stated on January 28, 2016 in a web page:

In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)."

Mostly False

By Filipa Ioannou • February 18, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week":

Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge."

Mostly False

By Lauren Carroll • February 16, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on February 6, 2016 in the GOP primary debate in New Hampshire:

Says Hillary Clinton "believes that all abortions should be legal, even on the due date of that unborn child."

False

By Linda Qiu • February 10, 2016

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