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Latest Fact-Checks In Abortion

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stated on October 7, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Roe was the end of women dying from abortions.”
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • October 13, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on September 17, 2021 in a tweet.:
“Time and again Glenn Youngkin has made it clear: He would ban abortion as governor.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • September 23, 2021
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on September 1, 2021 in on social media:
Texas “ranks 50th in baby wellness checks, ranks 50th in clinical care for infants, ranks 50th in uninsured women, ranks 43rd in maternal mortality, ranks 44th in school funding per child, and ranks 46th in child hunger.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post:
A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions unnecessary, rather than the Republican Party’s approach of making the procedure illegal.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 25, 2020
Lucy McBath
Lucy McBath
stated on September 9, 2020 in an ad:
Says Karen Handel voted with Donald Trump, "gutting health care for millions, supporting horrific child separation policies" and for "abortion bans."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2020
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on March 5, 2020 in a mass email:
On key issues including taxes, health care, the Green New Deal, abortion, and guns, there is “no daylight between” Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2020
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on November 20, 2019 in comments at Democratic debate:
"Over 70% of the people support Roe v. Wade. Over 90% of the people support funding for Planned Parenthood and making sure women can get the health care they need." 
Half-True
By Shefali Luthra • November 21, 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
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
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
Washington State Democratic Party
Washington State Democratic Party
stated on October 9, 2018 in a tweet:
Says congressional candidate Dino Rossi once suggested "the state build homes for unwed mothers."  
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 16, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on August 31, 2018 in a tweet:
Sen. Joe Manchin "stands with Hillary Clinton and D.C. Dems on gun control, higher taxes, amnesty, and Planned Parenthood."
Half-True
By Lili Zecevic, Patrick Orsagos • October 5, 2018
Evan Jenkins
Evan Jenkins
stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate:
"All the things Patrick (Morrisey) is saying — (that I supported) Hillary Clinton, cap and trade, Planned Parenthood — PolitiFact went through each and every allegation and said, ‘False, False, False, False.’ "
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2018
Robert Pittenger
Robert Pittenger
stated on April 2, 2018 in a newsletter:
The omnibus bill "does not designate a single dollar for Planned Parenthood."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • April 6, 2018
NARAL Pro-Choice America
NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad:
Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 22, 2017
Kevin Cahill
Kevin Cahill
stated on October 11, 2017 in a radio interview on The Capitol Pressroom:
Abortion in the U.S. "is at an all time legal low."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • October 25, 2017
Planned Parenthood Votes
Planned Parenthood Votes
stated on September 7, 2016 in an ad:
Nevada Republican Senate nominee "Joe Heck voted to criminalize abortion for rape victims."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 3, 2016 in 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
Barbara Boxer
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
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