In a campaign stop in Tampa, Florida, President Joe Biden focused on former President Donald Trump’s stance on abortion. But some of Biden’s assertions missed the mark.
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The Dispatch→ Can the Supreme Court Provide Clarity on Abortion in Life-Threatening Cases?
Two years after Dobbs, there is still confusion about what exceptions to state abortion laws allow.
PolitiFact→ Stephen King – Does 1864 Arizona law banning abortions also set the age of consent at 10, as Stephen King claims?
“The 1864 Arizona law forbidding abortions, upheld by the State Supreme Court, also sets the age of consent for females at 10 years.”
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week Donald Trump Roiled the Abortion Debate
The presumptive Republican nominee said policy should be left to the states—until Arizona all but banned the procedure altogether.
The Dispatch→ Hard Numbers, Hard Spot for GOP on Abortion
The pro-choice contingent of the electorate had been growing since 2010. And then Roe v. Wade fell.
The Dispatch→ When a ‘Pro-Life’ Republican Defends His State’s Abortion Rights
Will Washington state Republicans again choose a MAGA diehard as they try to retake a congressional seat?
The Dispatch→ No True Conviction on Abortion
Has Western media fallen?
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts distort former Virginia governor’s comments on third trimester abortions
Social media users are misrepresenting years old comments Northam made about abortion in Virginia on WTOP, a news radio station serving the Washington Metropolitan area.
The Dispatch→ Arizona’s Bombshell Abortion Ruling
Plus: Donald Trump is driving Republicans’ new course on abortion.
The Dispatch→ Trump Backs State-by-State Abortion Legislation
The former president tries to thread post-Roe needle, but faces rebukes from some pro-life advocates.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump is wrong on Democrats’ abortion stance. They don’t support the ‘execution’ of babies
Democrats support abortion measures that result in the “execution” of babies “after birth.”
The Dispatch→ Dems Zero-In on Abortion in Michigan’s Senate Battle
The Biden campaign begins outreach to ‘Haley Republicans.’
The Dispatch→ What the Abortion Pill Case Is Really About
Plus: Is there a Gorsuch-Jackson alliance?
PolitiFact→ At stake in mifepristone case: abortion, FDA’s authority and return to 1873 obscenity law
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to federal regulation of mifepristone, a prescription-only abortion drug. A victory in the case, brought by a conservative group, would lay the groundwork for a de facto nationwide abortion ban.
The Dispatch→ What’s at Stake in the Abortion Pill Case Before the Supreme Court?
The case could result in the reinstatement of FDA rules governing the distribution of the abortion drug that were in effect until 2016.
The Dispatch→ The Abortion Squeeze
How the Supreme Court could damage the Republican campaign.
PolitiFact→ How political ambitions could support, or sink, pushes to protect abortion rights
Thirteen states are weighing abortion-related ballot measures, most of which would protect abortion rights. Abortion rights supporters hope to build on prior ballot wins. Republican groups opposing abortion are aiming to dissuade people from signing ba
PolitiFact→ What is Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s stance on abortion?
An attack ad says Eric Hovde is “totally opposed” to abortion. We dug into his stances.
FactCheck.org→ Texas Abortion Recipients Not Subject to Penalty, Contrary to Online Claims
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Abortion is illegal in Texas, with narrow exceptions for the life and health of a pregnant patient. Those who provide abortions can face stiff penalties, but Texas law s
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Texas’ criminal and civil abortion penalties do not apply to women who get abortions
If a woman in Texas takes “abortion pills voluntarily,” she would be “charged with murder.”
PolitiFact→ Robin Vos – Wisconsin’s 20-week limit on abortion access is really not ‘out of bounds’ internationally
“The law in Wisconsin (on abortion time limit) is 20 weeks. That is way outside the international bounds.”
PolitiFact→ Scott Walker – Scott Walker said college voters’ No. 1 issue is the economy, not abortion. Is he right?
"(The) top issue for college students is the economy."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Nazis Were NOT Involved With Abortion Pill RU-486 — It Was Developed By French Firm Decades After WWII
Were the Nazis involved with the abortion pill RU-486 as claimed by an anti-abortion activist? No, that's not true: The French company that created the pill did so in the 1980s, but the activist made the connection by claiming the compan
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – How many women live in states with abortion bans? Fact-checking Vice President Kamala Harris
“Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – Kamala Harris wrong that Republican lawmakers played a role in reinstating abortion ban in Wisconsin
"After Roe was dismantled, extremists evoked a law from 1849 to stop abortion” in Wisconsin.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – TikTok video falsely links removal of Florida voters and abortion amendment
“Almost a million people, mostly Democrats, have been kicked off the voter roll here in Florida” because of efforts to place a proposed amendment on abortion access on the state’s 2024 ballot.
FactCheck.org→ Post Spreads Misleading Information About Texas Abortion Case
SciCheck Digest Kate Cox petitioned to be allowed to have an abortion in Texas to “protect her life, health, and future fertility,” after receiving news that her baby was unlikely to survive, according to her court filing. A popular Instag
The Dispatch→ Passing the Buck on Abortion Law in Texas
Hunter Biden remains a problem.
The Dispatch→ A Close Look at the Texas Abortion Controversy
The case involved a health condition that threatened the unborn child’s life, but not the mother’s.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Newsom-DeSantis debate: Immigration, abortion, book bans and a poop map
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/dec/01/fact-checking-newsom-desantis-debate-migration-boo/ Flor
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Newsom-DeSantis debate: Immigration, abortion, book bans and a poop map
We fact-checked California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a debate moderated by Sean Hannity. See how the governors’ claims stack up on COVID lockdowns, taxes, the economy and more:
PolitiFact→ Gavin Newsom – Do Florida women, doctors face felony charges for abortions? Fact-checking Gavin Newsom ad
In Florida, “any woman who has an abortion after six weeks — and any doctor who gives her care — will be guilty of a felony.”
AllSides→ Unpacking Democratic Ad Attacking DeSantis, Florida Abortion Law
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/11/unpacking-democratic-ad-attacking-desantis-florida-abortion-law/ Ahea
FactCheck.org→ Unpacking Democratic Ad Attacking DeSantis, Florida Abortion Law
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Ahead of a Fox News debate between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an ad from a political action committee tied to Newsom claims that a law signed by DeSan
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post inaccurately quotes House Speaker Mike Johnson on workers and abortion
Quotes House Speaker Mike Johnson as saying, “Every woman has a duty to birth at least one able-bodied worker.”
The Dispatch→ After Abortion Losses, Pro-Life Groups Fear GOP Retreat
Plus: The Biden campaign begins targeting Trump by name.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Ohio’s new abortion-rights measure doesn’t allow for ‘financial’ exemptions to restrictions
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
The Dispatch→ Abortion On the Ballot in Tomorrow’s Off-Year Elections
Plus: Biden’s poll numbers set off alarm bells among Democrats.
PolitiFact→ Protect Women Ohio – No evidence that Ohio’s Issue 1 would allow for late-term abortions for “financial reasons”
Ohio’s Issue 1 “allows for abortion after viability for…financial reasons.”
PolitiFact→ Opportunity Wisconsin – Wisconsin’s abortion restrictions may have role in decline in applications to OB-GYN programs
"The repeal of Roe v. Wade has exacerbated the state’s OB-GYN shortage as residency programs report a decline in enrollment due to the inability of residents to receive training in-state."