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Search results for "A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive."

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Fact-checks (23769)

Threads posts stated on November 06, 2024 in a Threads post:
“Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never. They just do a C-section.”
By Samantha Putterman• November 11, 2024
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2025 in a press conference:
“There's no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant.
By Madison Czopek• September 23, 2025
Pearson Sharp stated on March 11, 2022 in a TV segment:
The Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, had “the makings of yet another false flag operation” led by the U.S.
By Bill McCarthy• March 22, 2022
Rick Santorum stated on February 19, 2012 in an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
"Amniocentesis, does, in fact, result more often than not in this country in abortion."
By Becky Bowers• February 27, 2012
Jodie Laubenberg stated on June 23, 2013 in Texas House debate on Senate Bill 5.:
Says a "rape kit" can be used to "clean out" women, "basically like" dilation and curettage.
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• June 24, 2013
Gwen Moore stated on August 03, 2021 in Twitter:
“324,000 pregnant people experience domestic violence during their pregnancy.”
By Madeline Heim• August 13, 2021
Threads posts stated on July 27, 2024 in a Threads post:
C-sections are coded as abortions in hospitals.
By Samantha Putterman• July 5, 2024
Coalition To Save Memorial Hospital Birthing Center stated on March 13, 2016 in statement:
"This unit is the only one in the state that strives to implement the principles of Mother-Friendly care as outlined by the national Coalition for Improving Maternity Services Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative."  
By Jacqueline Tempera• March 27, 2016
Michael Long stated on February 03, 2019 in a radio interview:
Under New York's new abortion law, "If the baby was born alive, they would just let the baby expire."
By Jill Terreri Ramos• February 22, 2019
Bloggers stated on December 04, 2021 in a blog post:
"2,809 Dead Babies in VAERS Following COVID Shots as New Documents Prove Pfizer, the FDA, and the CDC Knew the Shots Were Not Safe for Pregnant Women"
By Jill Terreri Ramos• December 15, 2021
Patrick Johnston stated on January 30, 2012 in a radio interview:
Says abortion is "the most common surgery in our country."
By Aaron Marshall• February 15, 2012
Sheila Jackson Lee stated on December 18, 2015 in remarks inserted into the Congressional Record:
"Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mortality rate for women in the U.S. has increased by 136%."
By Fauzeya Rahman• February 1, 2016
J. James Rohack stated on August 16, 2009 in Fox News Sunday:
Pregnant women trying to buy health insurance on their own are barred from maternity coverage because they have a "pre-existing condition."
By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2009
Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The CDC was “normalizing blood clots” by tweeting about the health condition before the Super Bowl.
By Jeff Cercone• February 15, 2022
Donna Howard stated on April 16, 2019 in the Texas House:
"There have been zero reported instances of any child born alive after an abortion in Texas."
By Madlin Mekelburg• April 18, 2019
Instagram posts stated on November 25, 2023 in an Instagram post:
"You’re in danger” because the American Red Cross doesn’t label blood donations from donors vaccinated against COVID-19.
By Jeff Cercone• November 28, 2023
Bloggers stated on March 09, 2021 in a blog post:
“Biden is making ‘maternity flight suits’ so pregnant women can fight in the military.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 10, 2021
Sean Hannity stated on March 16, 2020 in a TV segment:
“Now, as it stands, our health care system has adequate ventilators, ICU beds, medical professionals.”
By Bill McCarthy• March 18, 2020
Wendy Davis stated on September 17, 2014 in a TV ad:
"Weeks after accepting a quarter-million-dollar campaign contribution" from a hospital board chairman, Greg Abbott went to court against victims of a drug-taking neurosurgeon.
By W. Gardner Selby• October 15, 2014
Kamala Harris stated on July 06, 2024 in a moderated conversation:
Black women in the U.S. are “three to four times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than other women."
By Samantha Putterman• July 11, 2024

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All abortion bans include exceptions for a mother’s life. But are they working?

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COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Why scientists and doctors say it's safe

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When does life begin? As state laws define it, science, politics and religion clash

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