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Latest Fact-Checks In Abortion

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Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on February 1, 2016 an interview on CNN
Says Donald Trump's conversion to pro-life beliefs are akin to Justin Bieber's, who said in the past that abortion "was no big deal to him."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on December 31, 2015 a fundraising email
As part of legislative fights over abortion rights, "Mike Coffman co-sponsored a bill to redefine rape."
Mostly True
By Alan Gathright • February 3, 2016
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on January 20, 2016 an Iowa Right to Life event in Des Moines
The United States has a "record number of abortions year after year after year."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2016
Tarina Keene
Tarina Keene
stated on January 13, 2016 a news conference
More than 100,000 women in Texas "have attempted to self-induce abortion in the past year alone."
False
By Warren Fiske • January 19, 2016
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on January 4, 2016 a legal brief
"One in every three women has an abortion during her lifetime."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 19, 2016
Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards
stated on December 15, 2015 an interview by actress Lena Dunham
"More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress."
Mostly True
By Emma Hinchliffe • January 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 1, 2015 a post on her campaign website
"Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception" five times.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2015
Cynthia Meyer
Cynthia Meyer
stated on November 14, 2015 a tweet in response to Democratic presidential debate
"More black babies are aborted in NYC than born."
True
By Lauren Caruba • November 25, 2015
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on October 25, 2015 comments on ABC's "This Week"
Says Marco Rubio opposes abortion "even in the case of rape and incest."  
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman • October 25, 2015
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on October 19, 2015 an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News
Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • October 22, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 29, 2015 a speech
"60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded."
True
October 14, 2015
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on September 18, 2015 a speech
"Millions of dollars are spent by Planned Parenthood to elect Democrats to the House of Representatives and the Senate."  
Mostly True
October 8, 2015
John Stemberger
John Stemberger
stated on September 22, 2015 a letter to Gov. Rick Scott
Planned Parenthood has "now (been) found to also illegally sell baby parts."
False
By Joshua Gillin • October 7, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on September 30, 2015 a campaign stop in Exeter, N.H
Birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger "believed that people like me should be eliminated."
False
By Clay Wirestone • October 5, 2015
Dana Loesch
Dana Loesch
stated on September 29, 2015 a tweet
Says Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards was "forced to concede that 86 percent of Planned Parenthood’s revenue is from abortion."
False
By Katie Sanders • October 5, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on September 30, 2015 an interview on Fox News' "Hannity"
Planned Parenthood "is an organization that funnels millions of dollars in political contributions to pro-abortion candidates."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2015
Jason Chaffetz
Jason Chaffetz
stated on September 29, 2015 a Congressional hearing.
In 2006, Planned Parenthood performed more prevention services and cancer screenings than abortions, but in 2013, there were more abortions.
Pants on Fire!
By Linda Qiu • October 1, 2015
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on September 27, 2015 an interview on Fox News Sunday
"There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.
True
By Lauren Carroll • September 29, 2015
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on September 16, 2015 the CNN debate
One of the Planned Parenthood videos shows "a fully formed fetus on the table, its heart beating, its legs kicking, while someone says, 'We have to keep it alive to harvest its brain.' "
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 17, 2015
Victoria Cobb
Victoria Cobb
stated on August 22, 2015 a speech.
"Inspections of abortion centers around Virginia have found multiple violations of parental consent laws … but Gov. Terry McAuliffe and his administration have done nothing."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • September 14, 2015
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