Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Abortion Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "U.S. deaths since 1/22 (2020): COVID-19: 27, flu, 4,700; abortion: 118,000." Nikki Haley stated on October 26, 2019 in an email: Candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!" Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Elizabeth Warren said, "Having an abortion is no different than someone having their tonsils removed." Tim Moore stated on June 4, 2019 in a radio interview: Says court ruling allows abortions in North Carolina "until right before the baby is delivered." Bob Thomas stated on May 8, 2019: In Virginia, "the woman has the right to talk to the doctor who’s going to perform the abortion and (Democrats) wanted to strip that out." Dan Bishop stated on April 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says he "cast the deciding vote" to override a vetoed ‘born alive’ bill Christopher Coyne stated on February 6, 2019 in speech at a public meeting in Rutland: "We’re talking about a law that would allow a child to be aborted right up to the moment of birth." YourNewsWire.com stated on August 21, 2018 in in a blog post: "California lawmakers are planning to push free abortion pills on all students across the state as part of a ‘super progressive’ new policy." Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 19, 2018 in a TV ad: "In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime." Jason Isaac stated on February 1, 2018 in a voters guide from the League of Women Voters of Texas and League of Women Voters Austin Area: Says abortion is "the leading cause of death for black Americans and kills as many as 1,000 black children every day." Patrick Morrisey stated on October 12, 2017 in a radio interview: Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases." Andrew Koenig stated on August 18, 2017 in a tweet: "It's time to remove any statue of Margaret Sanger who was a white suprematist (sic), spoke at kkk events & supported by democrats. #prolife" Barry Loudermilk stated on May 4, 2017 in an email to constituents: In the House Republican health care bill, "we’re expanding women’s access to health services by redirecting Planned Parenthood dollars to community health centers, which vastly outnumber Planned Parenthood clinics." DCCC stated on October 12, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Just like Donald Trump, David Jolly wants to outlaw a woman's right to choose." Colin Van Ostern stated on August 16, 2016 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: As a result of Chris Sununu’s vote against a Planned Parenthood contract, "nearly 3,000 fewer" women and families statewide accessed health care for birth control, cancer screenings and annual exams. NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 6, 2016 in a TV ad: "Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)." Ohio Right to Life stated on August 2, 2016 in a press release: "Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars." Ted Cruz stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton say Planned Parenthood is "terrific and that it should keep taxpayer funding." Trent Franks stated on April 14, 2016 in a legislative hearing: "Today in America, between 40 and 50 percent of all African-American babies, virtually 1-in-2, are killed before they are born." Ted Cruz stated on November 21, 2015 in a TV ad that ran mostly in Iowa: Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruz’s "efforts to defund Planned Parenthood." Blake Rocap stated on February 16, 2016 in a voter mailer: "When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them." Empower Texans stated on January 28, 2016 in a web page: In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)." Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge." Hillary Clinton stated on December 1, 2015 in a post on her campaign website: "Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception" five times. Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in 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.' " Victoria Cobb stated on August 22, 2015 in 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." Greg Abbott stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "After Texas defunded Planned Parenthood, both the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates dropped." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, "I have never said that or advocated that." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2015 in a tweet: "In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment." Scott Walker stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview: If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, "the odds are pretty high they're going to keep the baby."
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "U.S. deaths since 1/22 (2020): COVID-19: 27, flu, 4,700; abortion: 118,000." Nikki Haley stated on October 26, 2019 in an email: Candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!" Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Elizabeth Warren said, "Having an abortion is no different than someone having their tonsils removed." Tim Moore stated on June 4, 2019 in a radio interview: Says court ruling allows abortions in North Carolina "until right before the baby is delivered." Bob Thomas stated on May 8, 2019: In Virginia, "the woman has the right to talk to the doctor who’s going to perform the abortion and (Democrats) wanted to strip that out." Dan Bishop stated on April 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says he "cast the deciding vote" to override a vetoed ‘born alive’ bill Christopher Coyne stated on February 6, 2019 in speech at a public meeting in Rutland: "We’re talking about a law that would allow a child to be aborted right up to the moment of birth." YourNewsWire.com stated on August 21, 2018 in in a blog post: "California lawmakers are planning to push free abortion pills on all students across the state as part of a ‘super progressive’ new policy." Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 19, 2018 in a TV ad: "In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime." Jason Isaac stated on February 1, 2018 in a voters guide from the League of Women Voters of Texas and League of Women Voters Austin Area: Says abortion is "the leading cause of death for black Americans and kills as many as 1,000 black children every day." Patrick Morrisey stated on October 12, 2017 in a radio interview: Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases." Andrew Koenig stated on August 18, 2017 in a tweet: "It's time to remove any statue of Margaret Sanger who was a white suprematist (sic), spoke at kkk events & supported by democrats. #prolife" Barry Loudermilk stated on May 4, 2017 in an email to constituents: In the House Republican health care bill, "we’re expanding women’s access to health services by redirecting Planned Parenthood dollars to community health centers, which vastly outnumber Planned Parenthood clinics." DCCC stated on October 12, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Just like Donald Trump, David Jolly wants to outlaw a woman's right to choose." Colin Van Ostern stated on August 16, 2016 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: As a result of Chris Sununu’s vote against a Planned Parenthood contract, "nearly 3,000 fewer" women and families statewide accessed health care for birth control, cancer screenings and annual exams. NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 6, 2016 in a TV ad: "Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)." Ohio Right to Life stated on August 2, 2016 in a press release: "Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars." Ted Cruz stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton say Planned Parenthood is "terrific and that it should keep taxpayer funding." Trent Franks stated on April 14, 2016 in a legislative hearing: "Today in America, between 40 and 50 percent of all African-American babies, virtually 1-in-2, are killed before they are born." Ted Cruz stated on November 21, 2015 in a TV ad that ran mostly in Iowa: Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruz’s "efforts to defund Planned Parenthood." Blake Rocap stated on February 16, 2016 in a voter mailer: "When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them." Empower Texans stated on January 28, 2016 in a web page: In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)." Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge." Hillary Clinton stated on December 1, 2015 in a post on her campaign website: "Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception" five times. Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in 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.' " Victoria Cobb stated on August 22, 2015 in 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." Greg Abbott stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "After Texas defunded Planned Parenthood, both the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates dropped." Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, "I have never said that or advocated that." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2015 in a tweet: "In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment." Scott Walker stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview: If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, "the odds are pretty high they're going to keep the baby."
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "U.S. deaths since 1/22 (2020): COVID-19: 27, flu, 4,700; abortion: 118,000."
Nikki Haley stated on October 26, 2019 in an email: Candidates who are supporting the Green New Deal are "promoting abortion in third world countries to control the population!"
Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says Elizabeth Warren said, "Having an abortion is no different than someone having their tonsils removed."
Tim Moore stated on June 4, 2019 in a radio interview: Says court ruling allows abortions in North Carolina "until right before the baby is delivered."
Bob Thomas stated on May 8, 2019: In Virginia, "the woman has the right to talk to the doctor who’s going to perform the abortion and (Democrats) wanted to strip that out."
Dan Bishop stated on April 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says he "cast the deciding vote" to override a vetoed ‘born alive’ bill
Christopher Coyne stated on February 6, 2019 in speech at a public meeting in Rutland: "We’re talking about a law that would allow a child to be aborted right up to the moment of birth."
YourNewsWire.com stated on August 21, 2018 in in a blog post: "California lawmakers are planning to push free abortion pills on all students across the state as part of a ‘super progressive’ new policy."
Jason Isaac stated on February 1, 2018 in a voters guide from the League of Women Voters of Texas and League of Women Voters Austin Area: Says abortion is "the leading cause of death for black Americans and kills as many as 1,000 black children every day."
Patrick Morrisey stated on October 12, 2017 in a radio interview: Says Evan "Jenkins has the same positions on the issues as Joe Manchin: supporting Hillary (Clinton), supporting cap-and-trade, supporting Planned Parenthood, many tax increases."
Andrew Koenig stated on August 18, 2017 in a tweet: "It's time to remove any statue of Margaret Sanger who was a white suprematist (sic), spoke at kkk events & supported by democrats. #prolife"
Barry Loudermilk stated on May 4, 2017 in an email to constituents: In the House Republican health care bill, "we’re expanding women’s access to health services by redirecting Planned Parenthood dollars to community health centers, which vastly outnumber Planned Parenthood clinics."
DCCC stated on October 12, 2016 in a campaign ad: "Just like Donald Trump, David Jolly wants to outlaw a woman's right to choose."
Colin Van Ostern stated on August 16, 2016 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.: As a result of Chris Sununu’s vote against a Planned Parenthood contract, "nearly 3,000 fewer" women and families statewide accessed health care for birth control, cancer screenings and annual exams.
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on September 6, 2016 in a TV ad: "Marco Rubio voted against funding health clinics that provide critical care during this public health emergency (Zika)."
Ohio Right to Life stated on August 2, 2016 in a press release: "Ted Strickland stands in lockstep with Hillary Clinton and the abortion lobby in their desire to force Americans to pay for abortion on demand, up until the moment of birth, with their taxpayer dollars."
Ted Cruz stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton say Planned Parenthood is "terrific and that it should keep taxpayer funding."
Trent Franks stated on April 14, 2016 in a legislative hearing: "Today in America, between 40 and 50 percent of all African-American babies, virtually 1-in-2, are killed before they are born."
Ted Cruz stated on November 21, 2015 in a TV ad that ran mostly in Iowa: Says Donald Trump and Marco Rubio opposed Cruz’s "efforts to defund Planned Parenthood."
Blake Rocap stated on February 16, 2016 in a voter mailer: "When Republican extremists tried to take away abortion rights … Blake Rocap stopped them."
Empower Texans stated on January 28, 2016 in a web page: In 2005 and 2007, " Joe Straus received a 100 percent rating by NARAL (the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)."
Ted Cruz stated on February 14, 2016 in on ABC's "This Week": Says "the one person (Donald Trump) has suggested that would make a good justice is his sister, who is a court of appeals judge appointed by Bill Clinton. She is a hardcore pro-abortion liberal judge."
Hillary Clinton stated on December 1, 2015 in a post on her campaign website: "Ted Cruz tried to ban contraception" five times.
Carly Fiorina stated on September 16, 2015 in 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.' "
Victoria Cobb stated on August 22, 2015 in 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."
Greg Abbott stated on August 25, 2015 in a tweet: "After Texas defunded Planned Parenthood, both the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates dropped."
Marco Rubio stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: On allowing abortion in cases of rape or incest, "I have never said that or advocated that."
John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2015 in a tweet: "In FY 2014 Planned Parenthood performed 327,653 abortions while receiving $528 million from taxpayers, in violation" of "the Hyde amendment."
Scott Walker stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview: If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, "the odds are pretty high they're going to keep the baby."