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Statements about Abortion
Susan B. Anthony List

Susan B. Anthony List

Pants on Fire!

Downplays major changes for abortion clinics

New Virginia regulations on abortion clinics "provide the same sanitary environment we expect of dental offices."

Virginia Society for Human Life

Virginia Society for Human Life

False

Policy holders, not government, would have paid for option

Under Obamacare, Virginia taxpayers would have been "forced to pay for abortions" if the General Assembly had not recently intervened.  

NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia

NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia

Mostly False

Old, disputed study

Abortion coverage is a standard insurance benefit "in nearly 90 percent of private plans sold in the U.S."

Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell

True

Language largely unchanged for last seven conventions

The GOP platform that seeks further limits on abortion and is silent on an exception for rape "has been there for more than 30 years."

Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell

Half-True

Only three of 52 Dems backed bill

Says a bill requiring ultrasounds before abortions "was supported by Republicans and Democrats."

Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell

Mostly True

But only nine states mandate women get them

"This bill allows Virginia to join about 23 other states that have an ultrasound procedure" before an abortion.

Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell

No Flip

Never endorsed use of invasive ultrasounds

On mandatory ultrasounds before abortions.

NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia

NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia

True

NARAL actually understates its case

Virginia spends $400,000 on abstinence programs while losing $2.5 million in federal funds due to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s "political agenda."

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