“C-sections are coded as abortions in hospitals.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Jun 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
C-sections have their own procedural codes for tracking and insurance that cover this type of delivery. These codes do not mention abortion.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 June 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 July 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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