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“Lee Zeldin “voted for abortion bans even when the mother’s health is at risk.”
Kathy Hochul Governor of New York. in a campaign ad. Claim dated 30 Jun 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True

What PolitiFact found

Zeldin voted in favor of a bill that included an exception to preserve the life of the pregnant woman. It did not include an exception if the woman’s health was at risk.

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In short

Kathy Hochul (Governor of New York) made this claim around 30 June 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 July 2022, 17 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.

Kathy Hochul has 7 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 2 true.

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