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Latest Fact-Checks In Abortion

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John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 4, 2008 flip-o-meter
On supporting the Supreme Court abortion decision Roe v. Wade
No Flip
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 22, 2008
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on August 11, 2008 a published piece on their Web site
Barack Obama voted against "born alive" legislation in Illinois that was "virtually identical to the federal law."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 9, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 1, 2008 a TV ad
John McCain accused Barack Obama "of letting infants die."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 9, 2008
BornAliveTruth.org
BornAliveTruth.org
stated on September 15, 2008 a television ad
Barack Obama opposed a bill that would have saved Gianna Jessen's life.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 9, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 16, 2008 a TV interview with megachurch pastor Rick Warren in Lake Forest, Calif.
"The fact is that although we have had a president who is opposed to abortion over the last eight years, abortions have not gone down.''
False
By Edward Epstein • August 21, 2008
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on April 5, 2008 an e-mail message
"McCain opposes a woman's right to choose."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 8, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 4, 2008 an e-mail message sent to voters before Super Tuesday.
"Sen. Obama has always had a 100 percent prochoice rating."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim, Bill Adair • February 6, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 20, 2007 Iowa
In the Illinois Legislature, Barack Obama "voted 'present,' instead of yes or no" on seven votes involving abortion rights.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • February 6, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 28, 2008 an ad on the Internet
Mitt Romney previously believed "that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Now he is "prolife."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2008
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 12, 2007 debate in Johnston, Iowa
"I'm prolife. I'm not going to apologize for becoming prolife. Ronald Reagan followed that same course, as did Henry Hyde and George Herbert Walker Bush. And I'm proud to be prolife."
Half-True
December 19, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on December 12, 2007 a debate in Johnston, Iowa
"We reduced abortion. We increased adoptions by 135 percent."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair, Tom Tobin • December 13, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 18, 2007
"I'm proud to have had a 100 percent pro-life voting record."
True
November 27, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 15, 2007 a press release
"So what sort of services does Romney's health care plan provide? Per the state Web site: $50 co-pay for abortions."
True
November 27, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 14, 2007 an email press release
"Gov. Romney's own health care plan in Massachusetts ... requires by law that a representative from Planned Parenthood sit on the MassHealth advisory board."
Mostly False
November 27, 2007
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on November 18, 2007 an appearance on Fox News Sunday
"Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980."
Half-True
November 27, 2007
Log Cabin Republicans
Log Cabin Republicans
stated on October 19, 2007
Mitt Romney has "a pro-choice record."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 17, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on May 3, 2007
"When I was mayor of New York City, I encouraged adoptions. Adoptions went up 65-70 percent. Abortions went down 16 percent."
Half-True
By Tom Tobin • September 28, 2007
Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback
stated on August 21, 2007
"I'm pro-life. He's not."
False
By Ryan Kelly • September 12, 2007
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on September 5, 2007 a debate in Durham, N.H.
"I would love to see us have in this country what I helped lead in Arkansas...Amendment 65 (which) says that we believe life begins at conception, and that we ought to do everything in the world possible to protect it until its natural conclusion."
Mostly False
By Nell Benton • September 6, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on April 26, 2007 Stratham, N.H.
"(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2007
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