Dr. Oz on Abortion: Between a ‘Woman, Her Doctor, and Local Political Leaders’ An October 2022 debate between John Fetterman (D) and Mehmet Oz (R) led to an unusual take on reproductive rights and abortion.
Texas Delaying Maternal Death Data Until After Midterms? In September 2022, claims appeared that the state of Texas had missed a deadline, thereby preventing the release of maternal mortality data until after the November 2022 midterm elections.
‘Late Term Abortion’ Legislation After a June 2022 Supreme Court decision leaving abortion "to the states," the South Carolina Republican introduced the "Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children From Late-Term Abortions Act."
Missouri ‘Ectopic Pregnancy’ Bill A viral tweet claimed a proposed bill in Missouri would prohibit treatment of ectopic pregnancy, a potentially fatal complication in which the fetus is never viable.
Infant Mortality Rates vs. Abortion Bans Meme On May 30 2019 the Facebook page “Occupy Democrats” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly contrasting rates of infant mortality in states which had recently passed or had pending restrictions on abortion: https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/photos/a.347907068635687/2785459081547128/?type=3&theater In a column on the left side of the meme, nine states were numbered under a column, “states passing abortion bans.” […]
Will a Kentucky Bill Mandate That Women Confirm Whether They’re Pregnant Every Month? A protest amendment to HB 148 appearing to require notarized monthly statements from fertile women was mistaken for sincere legislation by some readers.
Are New Abortion Laws in Alabama and Ohio Defined as ‘Forced Pregnancy’ under UN Genocide Conventions? On May 17 2019, a Facebook user shared one of several social media claims that controversial new near-total abortion bans in Alabama, Ohio, and Georgia constituted “forced pregnancy” under United Nations (UN) regulations governing the definition and handling of genocide and genocidal acts. The post (archived here) included a screenshot from the United Nations Office […]
Could Alabama Women Be Jailed for 99 Years Under a New Abortion Law? On May 14 2019, the state of Alabama’s legislature passed an extremely restrictive law banning nearly all abortions, and social media posts suggested women faced 99 years in prison for obtaining an abortion under its provisions. The claim appeared on Twitter: Georgia bans abortion after six weeks & will punish women who go out of […]
