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3 checks for “Rick Scott”

Checked by PolitiFact15 Aug 2024United States Health

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate

“Sen. Rick Scott does not support abortion exceptions.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Sen Rick Scott supports limiting abortion with exceptions. Scott said he would have signed Florida's 6-week ban, which includes some exceptions and said he supports a 15-week limit with rape, incest and health exceptions

Checked by Washington Post6 May 2022United States Health

Rick Scott, Senator (R-Fla.)

“Joe Biden and the Democrats have and will continue to spread lies about where Republicans stand on abortion and women’s health care …. Republicans DO NOT want to throw doctors and women in jail.”

Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios

Washington Post says: Republicans have promoted many laws that would jail doctors who perform abortions

Checked by PolitiFact20 Sep 2019United States Health

Rick Scott, U.S. Senator, R-Fla.

“When Rick Scott was governor, Florida "invested record funding in HIV/AIDS prevention.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False