A San Antonio doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law has been sued by two people seeking to test the legality of the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.
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Snopes→ Yes, Activists Took Down the Texas GOP’s Website Over Restrictive Abortion Law
The hacker group Anonymous took credit for the vandalism.
WaPo Fact Checker→ McAuliffe’s claim that Glenn Youngkin ‘wants to ban abortion’
Former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe is putting words into his opponent’s mouth.
Snopes→ Justice Dept. Sues Texas over State’s New Abortion Law
The Justice Department has sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution."
Snopes→ Did Lyft Announce Legal Aid for Drivers Caught Up in Texas Abortion Ban?
Texas Senate Bill 8 allows private citizens to sue anyone obtaining an abortion, or assisting someone else to obtain one.
Snopes→ Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules That Abortion is Not a Crime
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila that had made abortion a criminal act.
Snopes→ Justice Department Will ‘Protect’ Abortion Seekers in Texas
The FACE Act prohibits physically obstructing or using the threat of force to intimidate or interfere with a person seeking reproductive health services.
Snopes→ Texas-Based Dating Apps Launch Funds to Help Women Affected By Abortion Ban
Both companies are run by women.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Whistleblower’ Abortion Website Is NOT Run By The State Of Texas
Does the state of Texas run an abortion "whistleblower" website that asks people to send anonymous tips about potential illegal abortions? No, that's not true: It's run by Texas Right to Life, a private anti-abortion organization. The cla
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Does the New Texas Law Completely Ban Abortion?
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Snopes→ New Texas Abortion Law Pushes Women to Out-Of-State Clinics
Even before a strict abortion ban took effect in Texas, clinics in neighboring states were fielding growing numbers of calls from women desperate for options.
Snopes→ High Court Votes 5-4 to Leave Texas Abortion Law in Place
The court voted to deny an emergency appeal from abortion providers and others that sought to block enforcement of the law.
Snopes→ Texas 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect, with High Court Mum
A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight.
Full Fact - All content→ Abortion rate lower than claimed as miscarriages not factored in
“One in four pregnancies ends in abortion in England and Wales” The Times, 6 August 2021. “A record QUARTER of pregnancies in England and Wales now end in abortion, official data shows” MailOnline, 6 August 2021. The Times and
Snopes→ Did Ex-Judge Roy Moore Write Anti-Abortion Poem ‘America the Beautiful’?
"You think that God’s not angry, that our land’s a moral slum?" the poem asks. But who actually wrote it?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gloria Steinem Did NOT Write Original Comparison Between Abortions And Buying Guns
Was Gloria Steinem the author of a comparison between abortions and buying guns? No, that's not true: Although Steinem posted such a comparison on social media, she noted that she was not the author of the message. The claim appeared in a
Snopes→ Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Banning Most Abortions
U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law, which was set to take effect on July 28.
Snopes→ Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic at Center of US Debate
The only abortion clinic in Mississippi is facing what could be its biggest challenge as the U.S. Supreme Court said it will hear arguments this fall over a Mississippi law that would limit abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Snopes→ Down Syndrome Abortion Bans Gain Traction After Court Ruling
This has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states seeking to prohibit abortions based solely on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Snopes→ Texas Governor Signs Law Banning Abortions as Early as 6 Weeks
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a law that bans abortions in Texas before many women even know they are pregnant and differs singularly from similar efforts nationwide.
Snopes→ Supreme Court to Weigh Rollback of Abortion Rights
The case involves a Mississippi law that would prohibit abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.
Snopes→ ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ in Abortion Laws Taps Emotion, Not Science
Abortion bans pegged to the “fetal heartbeat” concept have been signed into law in 13 states, but none has taken effect.
Snopes→ Idaho ‘Fetal Heartbeat’ Abortion Ban Bill Heads to Governor
Legislation outlawing nearly all abortions in conservative Idaho by banning them once a fetal heartbeat can be detected is headed to Republican Gov. Brad Little.
Snopes→ US Court Lifts Hold on Ohio’s Down Syndrome Abortion Law
A divided federal appeals court lifted the hold on an Ohio law that prohibits doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome, a case considered nationally pivotal.
Snopes→ Abortion Pill via Mail OKed by US Agency
Women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor’s office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said in the latest reversal in an ongoing legal battle over the medication.
Snopes→ Some GOP-Led States Target Abortions Done Through Medication
Abortion opponents are pushing legislation in several Republican-led states to restrict and in some cases ban providers from prescribing abortion medication via telemedicine.
Snopes→ Arkansas Governor Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban Into Law
The Republican governor had expressed reservations about the bill, which only allows the procedure to save the life of the mother and does not provide exceptions for those impregnated in an act of rape or incest.
Snopes→ SC Governor Signs Abortion Ban; Planned Parenthood Sues
South Carolina’s governor has signed a bill banning most abortions, one of his top priorities since he took office more than four years ago.
Snopes→ Did Biden Sign an Executive Order Allowing the U.S. to Fund Abortions Abroad?
The so-called "global gag rule" was instated by Ronald Reagan in 1984.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Mexico House Committee Did NOT Pass A Bill To ‘Legalize Killing Babies In Abortions Up To Birth’
Did a New Mexico House of Representatives committee recently pass a bill that would "legalize killing babies in abortions up to birth"? No, that's not true: A bill that would repeal a 1969 law banning abortion was passed out of the Health
Snopes→ Near-Total Abortion Ban Takes Effect in Poland Amid Protests
The restriction of abortion comes amid a broader erosion of civil liberties and democratic norms under right-wing populist governments in Poland.
Snopes→ Bill Legalizing Abortion Passed in Pope’s Native Argentina
Argentina’s Senate passed the law after a marathon 12-hour session, a victory for the women’s movement.
Snopes→ Did an Abortion Clinic Put Forceps Atop Their Christmas Tree?
Conservative media attacks pro-abortion rights activist for a Christmas decoration choice.
Liste→ British pro-life group propagates viral misinformation about New Zealand’s abortion laws
A video posted by a British pro-life group on Facebook that contains multiple misleading claims about New Zealand’s abortion laws has been viewed tens of thousands of times. The video includes a false suggestion that abortion in New Zealand is “ava
Snopes→ Do ‘1 in 4’ Women Undergo an Abortion in Their Lifetime?
A commonly cited statistic had a resurgence on social media in October 2020.
Snopes→ Poles Vent Fury at New Ban on Abortions of Defective Fetuses
Throngs of protesters vented anger across Poland over a top court ruling that declared abortions of fetuses with congenital defects unconstitutional, effectively narrowing one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws.
Snopes→ Is This Pete Buttigieg’s Defense of Late-Term Abortions?
"These hypotheticals are usually set up in order to provoke a strong emotional [response]," the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor declared.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Do Biden and Harris Support Abortion ‘Up to the Moment of Birth’?
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TruthOrFiction→ ‘Pete Buttigieg With the Only Acceptable Answer Re: Late Term Abortions’
On October 12 2020, actor and social media heavy George Takei shared a purported screenshot of a response by Pete Buttigieg to Fox News anchor Chris Wallace on the subject of third-trimester or “late-term” abortions: Takei’
Snopes→ Justices Say Women Can Get Abortion Pill by Mail, for Now
The Supreme Court said it would for now continue to allow women to obtain an abortion pill by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic.