“Kari Lake "was willing to look at a mother and say, ‘I know your daughter was raped, but she does not have a right to an abortion.’ She was willing to say that just two years ago.”
Ruben Gallego
Arizona Senate Democratic nominee. a Senate debate. Claim dated 10 Oct 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisNeeds context
What PolitiFact found
Gallego’s comments leave the impression that Lake said those words to the mother of a rape victim. She didn’t.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Ruben Gallego (Arizona Senate Democratic nominee) made this claim around 10 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 October 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
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