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Latest Fact-Checks In Abortion

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Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
stated on October 31, 2012 a radio ad
Says Mitt Romney wants to "get rid of Planned Parenthood."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on October 1, 2012 a television ad
"Women who have miscarriages could be investigated by police" under legislation supported by Republican state Senate candidate Rick Gudex.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 22, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on October 11, 2012 the vice presidential debate
Says Joe Biden "went to China and said that he sympathized and wouldn't second-guess their one-child policy of forced abortions and sterilizations."
Mostly False
By J.B. Wogan • October 12, 2012
Government is Not God PAC
Government is Not God PAC
stated on September 23, 2012 a newspaper ad
"Barack Hussein Obama will .. force Christian organizations to pay for abortions."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • September 26, 2012
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 4, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
Says House Republicans "tried to change the definition of rape."
Mostly False
September 6, 2012
New Hampshire Democratic Party
New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on July 6, 2012 a Web advertisement titled “College vs. Smokes.”
"Bill O'Brien's Tea Party legislature tried to repeal kindergarten and compulsory education, defund Planned Parenthood and eliminate insurance coverage for birth control."
Mostly False
By Jake Berry • July 16, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2012 a Facebook post
"Romneycare covers abortion, illegal immigrants and has a public option. Obamacare does not."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • June 18, 2012
National Right to Life Committee
National Right to Life Committee
stated on May 8, 2012 a press release
The Obama White House recognizes a "baby that has not been born" for security purposes.
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • May 8, 2012
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on February 28, 2012 a Congressional hearing
A socially conservative group sponsored a "prayer vigil" to stop people from buying Girl Scout cookies because it thinks the Girl Scouts are affiliated with Planned Parenthood.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • March 9, 2012
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on February 20, 2012 an interview with MSNBC
"The fact is 90-percent of Down Syndrome children were aborted in this country."
Mostly False
By Reginald Fields • March 8, 2012
Barth Bracy
Barth Bracy
stated on February 3, 2012 a radio interview
The polls "show over half of Americans identify themselves as being pro-life."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 12, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 18, 2012 a South Carolina forum.
Says he signed legislation leading to 12 Texas abortion clinics being closed.
Mostly False
By Katie Glueck • February 10, 2012
Nickie Antonio
Nickie Antonio
stated on January 24, 2012 a news conference
"Statistics bear out that any time a country, a state, makes more restrictive abortion laws ... fatalities go up and abortions actually increase."
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • February 10, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 30, 2012 a town hall in Jacksonville, Fla.
"The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy as insurance." 
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • January 31, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 10, 2012 a video ad
"Romney signed government-mandated health care with taxpayer-funded abortions."
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • January 20, 2012
Democratic Party of Oregon
Democratic Party of Oregon
stated on January 5, 2012 campaign material
Rob Cornilles is a Tea Party candidate.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • January 11, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 12, 2011 a speech in Los Angeles
Says President Barack Obama’s overturning of the Mexico City Policy means federal tax dollars can be used "to fund abortion all over the world."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 1, 2011
Marjorie Dannenfelser
Marjorie Dannenfelser
stated on May 6, 2011 a blog
Planned Parenthood "raked in more than $300 million in profits over the past four years."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 7, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 22, 2010 a campaign TV ad
"In Congress Tom Barrett voted to allow abortions through the ninth month, just moments before the baby is born."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 26, 2010
Planned Parenthood PAC
Planned Parenthood PAC
stated on October 6, 2010 a campaign mailer
John Kitzhaber is the only pro-choice candidate in the race for governor. 
Mostly False
By Janie Har • October 13, 2010
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