“Medication abortions "are very dangerous medical procedures. A woman is five times more likely to end up in an emergency room if they’re utilizing this kind of method for an abortion.”
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
Republican governor. CBS' Face the Nation. Claim dated 26 Jun 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
The Food and Drug Administration and numerous peer-reviewed academic studies have concluded that medication abortions are “safe and effective” and that serious adverse events from medication abortion are relatively rare.
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In short
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (Republican governor) made this claim around 26 June 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 July 2022, 12 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
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