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Search results for "Four years since Roe was overturned"

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Fact-checks (20668)

Joe Biden stated on April 08, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Support for Roe is higher today in America than it has ever been."
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• April 10, 2024
Jonathan Turley stated on June 24, 2022 in an interview on Fox News:
“The majority of citizens in the country will have no change at all because … most of the population resides in states that have already protected abortion rights.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 27, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre stated on August 03, 2022 in a White House briefing:
Overturning Roe v. Wade was an “unconstitutional action by” the Supreme Court.
By Louis Jacobson• August 8, 2022
Planned Parenthood stated on October 10, 2012 in in a mailer:
Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk."
By Becky Bowers• October 19, 2012
Kamala Harris stated on January 22, 2024 in Speech:
"After Roe was dismantled, extremists evoked a law from 1849 to stop abortion” in Wisconsin.
By Hope Karnopp• January 23, 2024
Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 19, 2018 in a TV ad:
"In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime."  
By Tom Kertscher• July 25, 2018
Mitt Romney stated on April 26, 2007 in Stratham, N.H.:
"(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 23, 2007
Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2022 in a post:
Planned Parenthood clinics are “closing down all over the country” because Roe v. Wade was overturned.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 5, 2022
Opportunity Wisconsin stated on September 14, 2023 in News release:
"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."
By Madeline Heim• October 25, 2023
John McCain stated on August 04, 2008 in flip-o-meter:
On supporting the Supreme Court abortion decision Roe v. Wade
By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 22, 2008
Donald Trump stated on April 08, 2024 in a video posted on Truth Social:
"All legal scholars, both sides, wanted, and in fact demanded” that Roe v. Wade be overturned.
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• April 10, 2024
Planned Parenthood stated on March 04, 2020 in news release:
"If Roe is overturned, Wisconsin has a law on the books that would immediately make abortion a crime.”
By Madeline Heim• June 11, 2020
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on September 22, 2022 in an ad:
Adam Laxalt “would let Nevada and other states ban abortion with zero exceptions.”
By Tom Kertscher• October 10, 2022
Kamala Harris stated on January 22, 2024 in a speech:
“Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”
By Samantha Putterman• January 30, 2024
Planned Parenthood Votes stated on June 30, 2022 in an ad:
Mehmet Oz “wants to make abortion a crime in Pennsylvania.”
By Tom Kertscher• July 18, 2022
Tammy Baldwin stated on May 04, 2022 in TV interview:
"Our Supreme Court has never taken away a constitutional right."
By Madeline Heim• June 3, 2022
Gary Peters stated on September 21, 2020 in Gary Peters in a Sept. 21 Facebook ad:
Says “John James opposes abortion, even refusing to make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk” and “wants to make it a felony even in cases of rape and incest.”
By Clara Hendrickson• October 6, 2020
Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2022 in a speech:
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade "made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world" on abortion rights.
By Madison Czopek, Tom Kertscher• June 24, 2022
MoveOn.org stated on April 05, 2008 in an e-mail message:
"McCain opposes a woman's right to choose."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• April 8, 2008
Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Elizabeth Warren said, "Having an abortion is no different than someone having their tonsils removed."
By Samantha Putterman• August 7, 2019

Articles (6921)

What do Americans think about abortion policy? It can be complicated

By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: Did the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade?

By Noah Y. Kim• September 10, 2021

How state abortion laws changed after the Dobbs decision reversed Roe v. Wade

By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa, Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2023

Why polling about abortion hides the true complexity of what Americans think

By Louis Jacobson• May 5, 2022

What states would ban same-sex marriage if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell?

By Louis Jacobson• July 20, 2022

The future of federal abortion data collection is unclear

By Chabeli Carrazana• June 24, 2025

Cataloging the political and policy uncertainties of the Roe decision leak

By Julie Rovner• May 3, 2022

What would state laws look like in a post-Roe world?

By Louis Jacobson, Yacob Reyes• May 3, 2022

California mudslide

By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 22, 2010

Public opinion on abortion: What’s changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned?

By Louis Jacobson• April 24, 2023

Now that Roe is gone, what happens in the states?

By Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2022

Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion?

By Louis Jacobson• June 29, 2022

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 8, 2024

Romney says McCain flip-flops, too

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 23, 2007

Why Democrats’ control of the White House and Congress isn't enough to pass law protecting abortion

By Madison Czopek• May 10, 2022

PolitiFact Wisconsin abortion-related factchecks

By D.L. Davis• May 3, 2022

Ad Watch: Kaine attacks Allen on abortion and birth control

By Sean Gorman• October 25, 2012

Five things to know now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade

By Victoria Knight, Rachana Pradhan, Julie Rovner• June 27, 2022

What is Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde’s stance on abortion?

By Hope Karnopp• February 22, 2024

Ask PolitiFact: What would the end of Roe mean for access to abortion pill?

By Amy Sherman• May 6, 2022