Abortion Archives

Does Ohio’s Abortion Ban Have a Rape Exception? After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Ohio's law reportedly forced a 10-year-old rape victim to...

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According to a removed or deleted tweet Jim Jordan tweeted another lie anyone surprised regarding a story of a 10-year-old girl who was raped and had to cross state lines to receive an abortion outside of Ohio.

Jim Jordan’s Tweet Scoffing at Story About 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Deleted The tweet disappeared from Twitter soon after a man was arrested and charged with the...

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No, Mississippi GOP Did Not Float ‘Pregnancy-Sniffing Dogs’ as Anti-Abortion Tactic The claim went viral in the days following the demise of Roe v. Wade.

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Did someone mail their uterus to the Supreme Court?

Was Uterus Mailed to Supreme Court? TikTok Fantasy Goes Viral Some people definitely fantasized about committing such an act after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

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Is This Video of ‘Full House’ Actor Jodie Sweetin Being ‘Manhandled’ by Cops at Abortion Protest? Los Angeles police did clash with abortion-rights protesters.

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Did JK Rowling Tweet if ‘American Birds’ Kept ‘Legs Closed’ Maybe They Wouldn’t Need Abortions? The Harry Potter author has been caught up in Twitter controversy before.

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Does Kentucky Require Women To Undergo Monthly ‘Pregnancy Checks’? The state’s abortion ban went into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

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According to Google cache on the subject of abortion Matt Walsh tweeted support of an elephant fetus when perhaps believing it showed that of a human.

Did Matt Walsh Tweet Support of an Elephant Fetus? There's no shortage of fake tweet screenshots that fly around on the internet, so we...

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Did a Republican Congresswoman Say Overturning Roe Was a ‘Victory for White Life’? U.S. Rep. Mary Miller's office said she misspoke.

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Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweet a Woman’s ‘Greatest Choice’ Is Becoming a Mother? The tweet included a video of Greene talking to a crowd about abortion.

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Roe Leak: No, Justices Didn’t Argue Against Abortion to Boost ‘Domestic Supply of Infants’ Abortion-rights activists responded with outrage to a footnote from the draft opinion overturning Roe v....

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Did Hitler Say He’d Put an ‘End to the Idea That a Woman’s Body Belongs to Her’? "Nazi ideals demand that the practice of abortion shall be exterminated with a strong hand,"...

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