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“The Democrats control the Senate, House, and White House. They have the power to make legal abortion the law of the land once and for all.”

PolitiFact rated this: Missing context

PolitiFact says: Passing a bill that would protect abortion access would require 60 Senate votes to end a filibuster from those opposed to abortion. This would require all Democrats to be united, plus the support of several Republicans.

Helen Haines, Independent member for the Victorian seat of Indi

“This government has moved to gag debate more than any other government in history — more than 340 divisions across the life of the parliament.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Exaggerated

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Ms Haines's claim is exaggerated. The only readily accessible information on gag motions in parliament is available by calendar year, which is an imperfect measure for Ms Haines's claim as it doesn't line up neatly with…