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Snopes→ Abortions Resume in Some Texas Clinics After Judge Halts Law
Abortions quickly resumed in at least six Texas clinics after a federal judge halted the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., but other physicians remained hesitant, afraid the court order would not stand for long and thrust them back into legal
Snopes→ Judge Orders Texas to Suspend New Law Banning Most Abortions
The order is the first legal blow to the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8, which until now had withstood a wave of early challenges.
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→ 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→ 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→ 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→ 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.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘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’
Health Feedback→ There have been more COVID-19 deaths than abortions worldwide over two days since June 2020
REVIEW Facebook posts comparing the total number of deaths from COVID-19 with the number of abortions worldwide have circulated since at least March 2020 (see example). Similar posts once again went viral in September 2020, albeit in a slightly diff
Snopes→ Which Party Is More Effective at Reducing Abortions?
It is hard to draw a straight line between federal government policy (let alone presidential policy) and abortion procurement.
Logically→ Democrats supports extreme late-term abortions – right up until the moment of birth.
Biden's stance that he would codify Roe vs Wade has been misconstrued and Republicans claim that he and Democrats support late-term abortions.
Snopes→ Court Allows Arkansas Ban on Surgical Abortions Due to Virus
A federal appeals court allowed Arkansas to ban most surgical abortions during the coronavirus pandemic.
Snopes→ US Appeals Court Upholds Trump Rules Involving Abortions
In a victory for the Trump administration, a U.S. appeals court upheld rules that bar taxpayer-funded family-planning clinics from referring women for abortions.
Snopes→ Did Trump Pay 8 Women to Have Abortions?
Rumor holds that Donald Trump has paid off multiple sexual partners to obtain abortions and sign nondisclosure agreements.
Snopes→ Number of Abortions in US Falls to Lowest Level Since 1973
The number and rate of abortions across the United States have plunged to their lowest levels since the procedure became legal nationwide in 1973, according to new figures.
Snopes→ Joe Biden Reverses Position on Federal Dollars for Abortions
"I make no apologies for what I'm about to say," he explained.
Snopes→ Judge’s Order Means Missouri Clinic Can Keep Doing Abortions
Planned Parenthood pre-emptively sued this week and argued that the state was "weaponizing" the licensing process.
Snopes→ Did Anti-Abortion U.S. Rep. DesJarlais Encourage Partners to Have Abortions?
The story stemmed from 2012 reports citing statements Republican Scott DesJarlais made under oath.
Snopes→ Did Georgia Pass a Law Imposing Severe Criminal Penalties for Abortions and Miscarriages?
House Bill 481, signed into law in May 2019, prompted a wave of assertions about its possible effects.
Snopes→ Are Texas Legislators ‘Considering the Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions’?
Republican-sponsored House Bill 896 garnered nationwide attention in the spring of 2019.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘White Women’ Need to Have Fewer Children and ‘More Abortions’?
In early March 2019, a Facebook user shared the following indifferently-spelled meme (archived here), featuring Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a quote in which she purportedly insisted that “white women” ought to have ̶
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘What If the Government Funded Adoptions Instead of Abortions?’
During ongoing national debate about a new abortion law in New York in February 2019, a Facebook user shared a meme with a photograph of an infant atop an American flag, bearing the following caption: WHAT IF THE GOVERNMENT FUNDED ADOPTIONS INSTEAD O
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Martin Luther King, Jr. Say ‘the Dream’ Cannot Survive if Women Have Abortions?
In January 2019, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the passage of a new abortion law in New York state occurred in close proximity, facilitating the circulation of the following quote meme: The above-reproduced quote meme included a photograph of King a
Snopes→ Did New York Pass a Bill Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth?
Opponents claimed the law "strips unborn children of their rights and jeopardizes women's health by allowing non-physicians to perform" abortions
Snopes→ Does a Proposed Ohio Bill Posit the Death Penalty for Women Who Undergo Abortions?
Ohio's legislature is considering a bill that would criminalize abortion and potentially impose extreme penalties on women and abortion providers.
Snopes→ Did Senate Candidate Kyrsten Sinema Vote to ‘Allow Abortions Up to Birth’?
A pro-life web site misrepresented the pro-choice Arizona Democrat's voting record on partial-birth and late-term abortions.
FactCheck.org→ No ‘World Record’ for Abortions
Q: Is it true that “pro-choice activist” Elena Travis has received a “world record” number of abortions? A: No. This story was made up by a satirical website. FULL ANSWER World News Daily Report, a self-described satirical website, p
Hoax-Slayer→ FAKE-NEWS: Circulating Story Falsely Claims Pro-Choice Activist Has Had 27 Abortions
According to a report that is being shared via social media, a 34-year-old pro-choice activist in California has officially broken a world record after receiving her 27th abortion. The post FAKE-NEWS: Circulating Story Falsely Claims Pro-Choice Activis
Snopes→ Did Brett Kavanaugh Argue That People with Disabilities Could Be Forced to Undergo Elective Surgeries, Including Abortions?
Advocates for the disabled community largely oppose Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court.
Snopes→ Did Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb Sign a Law Mandating Women Disclose Abortions or Face Jail Time?
Vague social media posts and news items led to confusion over a broad Indiana law addressing "abortion complications."
Washington Post→ Is the United States one of seven countries that ‘allow elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy?’
“Seven out of 198 nations allow elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.” — statement of Trump administration policy, Oct. 2, 2017 The House approved a ban on 20-week abortions this week, and this dramatic statistic cau
Snopes→ Did Jeff Sessions Say Marijuana Use Leads to Abortions?
A report that the U.S. Attorney General said that marijuana caused more unwanted pregnancies were a hoax from a "hybrid" news site.
FactCheck.org→ Familiar Claims in a Familiar Presidential Race
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. We’ve fact-checked a lot of claims from the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees — after all, they’re the same two men who faced off in 2020.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim About Roe
In a video statement outlining his position on abortion, former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that “all legal scholars, both sides, wanted and in fact demanded” that Roe v. Wade “be ended.” Legal scholars told us that
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
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