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Says Bernie Sanders wants "to make the cut off date for abortions up to 36 weeks" because he says "a baby at that point feels no pain and has no rights to life."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Friday, August 9th, 2019

Half-True

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Cornyn

Says Royce West stood with Wendy Davis "to support painful late-term abortions."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, August 8th, 2019

Mostly False

She was talking about the safety of the two procedures

Says Elizabeth Warren said, "Having an abortion is no different than someone having their tonsils removed."

— PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019

False

Sanguinetti is on the record opposing Rauner's move

Ives

Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois.

— PolitiFact Illinois on Thursday, August 1st, 2019

Mostly False

It's a gross exaggeration

Moore

Says court ruling allows abortions in North Carolina "until right before the baby is delivered."

— PolitiFact North Carolina on Thursday, June 27th, 2019