Harris was in Jacksonville speaking in opposition to Florida's 6-week abortion ban that went into effect hours before her arrival.
We're looking into claims made by Harris during her speech in Jacksonville Wednesday, where she spoke out against Florida's new 6-week abortion ban."extremist" and said the right to abortion was on the ballot in November. We're verifying if three claims she made during her speech are true.
Harris said:"Starting this morning, medical professionals could be sent to prison for up to five years for providing reproductive care even earlier in pregnancy." Is that accurate?The bill states"Any person who willfully performs, or actively participates in, a termination of pregnancy in violation of the requirements of this section or commits a felony of the third degree" ... Punishable by up to five years in prison.
Another claim Harris made:"Just this week in an interview said states have the right to monitor pregnant women to enforce these bans." Did Former President Trump say this? The former president was asked if states should monitor pregnancies. He responded,"I think they might do that. Again, you'll have to speak to the individual states."
Finally, Harris stated in her speech,"Since Roe was overturned, every time reproductive freedom has been on the ballot, the people of America voted for freedom." Is this accurate?According to the Associated Press,"... Voters in seven states — California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Ohio and Vermont — have sided with abortion rights supporters on ballot measures."WTLV would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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