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Latest Fact-Checks In Abortion

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Anita Perry
Anita Perry
stated on September 28, 2013 an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival:
Only "four countries in the world… allow abortions after 20 weeks" of pregnancy.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 4, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on August 27, 2013 a news conference.:
"I’ve never supported legislation that invades people’s choices about contraception."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • September 16, 2013
BookerFail
BookerFail
stated on August 23, 2013 a U.S. Senate campaign video ad:
Says Cory Booker "supports late-term and partial-birth abortion and opposes safety regulations."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • September 1, 2013
Carly Fiorina
Carly Fiorina
stated on August 18, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"There are only four countries in the world that ... legalize abortion after five months -- China, North Korea, Canada and the U.S."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • August 22, 2013
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on August 7, 2013 an interview:
Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 22, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on July 15, 2013 an opinion article:
Says that each year, about 25,000 American women become pregnant through rape or incest.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • August 15, 2013
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on July 14, 2013 an emailed statement:
Says proposed anti-abortion legislation "would force women facing the most personal of health decisions to endure a transvaginal ultrasound."
Half-True
By Brandon Blackwell • July 12, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 27, 2013 a speech at National Right to Life convention, Grapevine, Texas.:
Says Wendy Davis, "born into difficult circumstances," was the daughter of a single mother and a teenage mother herself.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 28, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on April 11, 2013 a speech:
Says Abraham Lincoln supported an agreement that allowed slavery in New Mexico "and a law to return runaway slaves to their owners."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 21, 2013
Democratic Party of Oregon
Democratic Party of Oregon
stated on October 24, 2012 a campaign mailer:
Says Matt Wand has sided with anti-choice activists "to restrict access to reproductive health care services."
Half-True
By Janie Har • November 1, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 17, 2012 the second presidential debate at Hofstra University:
"There are millions of women all across the country who rely on Planned Parenthood for not just contraceptive care; they rely on it for mammograms."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 30, 2012
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 the Florida U.S. Senate debate:
Says Connie Mack voted to redefine "rape" as "forcible rape."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2012
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on October 10, 2012 in a mailer:
Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 19, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 11, 2012 a campaign ad:
Says Romney and Ryan "both backed proposals that would outlaw abortions even in cases of rape or incest."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • September 19, 2012
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on August 26, 2012 a Tampa Bay Times op-ed:
Republicans included "the Akin amendment in the Republican Party platform, which bans abortion, even for rape victims."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • August 27, 2012
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
stated on August 16, 2012 a graphic on the Internet:
Paul Ryan would "outlaw in vitro fertilization."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 17, 2012 a tweet:
Says "Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 17, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on April 11, 2012 a TV interview.:
Says a bill requiring ultrasounds before abortions "was supported by Republicans and Democrats."
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • April 13, 2012
Elliott Naishtat
Elliott Naishtat
stated on March 5, 2012 an op-ed column:
"Nearly 45 percent of the women who receive health screenings through (the Women’s Health Program) do so at a Planned Parenthood health center."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 24, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 15, 2012 a tweet:
Says that in fiscal year 2010, "nearly 80 percent of women served" in the Texas Women’s Health Program received services from a provider other than a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 23, 2012
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