Tim Sheehy Doubles Down on Support For A National Abortion Ban During Senate Debate
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Monday, June 10, 2024
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Sheehy fact-checked for pushing widely-debunked claims about abortion
Helena, MT – Tim Sheehy doubled down on his support for a national abortion ban during yesterday’s debate.
While Jon Tester stood firm in his commitment to protecting the reproductive freedoms of Montana women and families, Sheehy made it clear that he wants the government to interfere in our most personal decisions.
Sheehy also pushed the false narrative that abortion is legal “up until and including the moment of birth,” a widely-debunked claim that has no foundation in fact. Helena Independent Record fact-checked Sheehy’s false claims, writing:
“Abortions after 21 weeks gestational age are only 1% of those done in the U.S., and ‘claims of abortions occurring ‘moments before birth’ or even ‘after birth’ are false. These scenarios do not occur, nor are they legal in the United States,’ according to KFF. Abortions done later in pregnancies are often because of medical issues such as fetal anomalies or the mother being at risk of death.”
Sheehy’s extreme position on women’s health care is no surprise – he has previously called abortion “murder” and he has refused to support federal IVF treatment protections.
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