“As I read the Minnesota law that (Walz) signed into law … it says that a doctor who presides over an abortion where the baby survives, the doctor is under no obligation to provide lifesaving care to a baby who survives a botched late-term abortion.”
What PolitiFact found
In May 2023, Tim Walz, as Minnesota governor, signed legislation updating a state law for "infants who are born alive." It said babies are "fully recognized" as human people and therefore, protected under state law.
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In short
JD Vance (Ohio Senator) made this claim around 1 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 October 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
JD Vance has 38 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 21 of them false or fake, 16 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWva-5l_qB0
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