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Bill Nelson
stated on June 23, 2016 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

John O'Bannon
stated on February 1, 2016 a constituent survey

Says "some Planned Parenthood chapters have been selling the body parts of aborted fetuses for profit."

False

By Warren Fiske • February 8, 2016

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