“If a woman in Texas takes “abortion pills voluntarily,” she would be “charged with murder.”
Social media posts
an Instagram post. Claim dated 11 Feb 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A Texas abortion law that went into effect in 2022 explicitly says the criminal and civil penalties do not apply to women who get abortions.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 February 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C3OX8Z7PQKc/
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