In Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz pulled off a stunning feat: packing at least 10 major lies about abortion into just a few minutes. SBA Pro-Life America live fact-checked the debate and we further break down Walz’s whoppers today:
???? 1. Walz denied supporting all-nine-months abortion.
The first question Norah O’Donnell asked Walz was, “You signed a bill into law that made Minnesota one of the least restrictive states in the nation when it comes to abortion. Former President Trump said in the last debate that you believe abortion quote in the ninth month is absolutely fine. Yes or no: Is that what you support?”
O’Donnell was referring to the “PRO Act,” which Walz signed in 2023. Walz came out of the gate sputtering that this law doesn’t say what it clearly says. But President Trump is right: Walz’s Minnesota classifies abortion as a “fundamental right” for “any individual,” with no limits, and explicitly prohibits localities from placing any regulations on abortion (screenshot: Libs of TikTok on X).
???? 2. Walz denied he and the Democrats left Minnesota babies to die.
At least eight babies have survived abortions and died without medical care in Minnesota during Walz’s watch. That’s not our opinion – it’s a fact from the state Department of Health. And we may never know how many more, because Walz not only eliminated the duty to provide life-saving care, he also 86ed reporting requirements.
Here’s JD Vance calling him out:
As for that “fact-check” at the previous debate…we’re still waiting for ABC to correct their false information.
???? 3. Claim: All Walz and the Democrats want is to “restore Roe v. Wade.”
Even as radical as Roe was, some commonsense policies like limits on taxpayer-funded abortion, informed consent, health and safety regulations and parental consent for minors routinely withstood challenge. Not under the “Pro Act” (see #1) – nor under the misnamed Women’s Health Protection Act, the national all-trimester abortion mandate Democrats are eager to pass with majorities in Congress and Kamala Harris as president, and which Walz previously co-sponsored as a member of the House.
???? 4. Claim: Pro-life laws force doctors to wait until women are dying to treat them.
Walz cited the case of Amanda Zurawski, who suffered a premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) while 18 weeks pregnant but reportedly was turned away for treatment until she went into septic shock.
What happened to Zurawski is unacceptable. But it was not caused by Texas’ pro-life law. All pro-life state laws allow doctors to exercise their medical judgment to treat women with pregnancy emergencies. No law requires “imminence” or “certainty” before a doctor can act to save the patient’s life. Since Dobbs, local groups and the state Health and Human Services Commission confirm, doctors continue to perform abortions in cases of medical emergency, and “no doctor has been prosecuted by a district attorney, sanctioned by the Texas Medical Board, or sued by the attorney general, and no pregnant woman has lost her life” under the state’s pro-life law.
States like Texas are stepping up to make their guidance abundantly clear. Democrats’ continued insistence on spreading dangerous misinformation is shameful.
???? 5. Claim: Republicans want to create a registry of pregnancies.
Walz was referring to recommendations that states be required to report a minimum of standardized, anonymous statistics on all causes of prenatal and neonatal death – including abortion. Presently, this reporting is not mandatory and states like California haven’t reported data in over 30 years.
Even PolitiFact rates this claim false: “Walz is describing a policy that doesn’t exist.”
???? 6. Claim: Maternal mortality “skyrocketed” in Texas due to pro-life laws.
A recent report from the Gender Equity Policy Institute claimed there was a large increase in Texas’ maternal mortality rate between 2019 and 2022.
In fact, it appears the opposite happened. Maternal mortality stats are notoriously difficult to analyze; even so, social scientist Michael New reports, “Taking the data at face value…during the year with the strongest pro-life protections in place, the rate of maternal mortality in Texas actually fell by 35 percent.”
???? 7. Claim: If Amber Thurman lived in Minnesota, a state with pro-abortion laws, she would be alive today.
We’ll say it again: Amber Thurman, a young Georgia mother, tragically died from complications of a legal, drug-induced abortion.
Meanwhile, neither Tim Walz nor Kamala Harris will speak the name of Alyona Dixon, who died of sepsis less than a week after visiting a Planned Parenthood abortion center in Nevada – a state that allows abortion on demand up to at least six months of pregnancy.
???? 8. Claim: Democrats aren’t pro-abortion – “We’re pro-women. We’re pro-freedom to make your own choice.”
If Walz is so pro-woman, why did he specifically repeal protections against coercion in Minnesota? If he’s so supportive of alternative choices, why did he eliminate funding for pregnancy centers that provide options other than abortion?
???? 9. Claim: Pro-life laws threaten doctors with prosecution for providing miscarriage care.
There is no state in the country where doctors aren’t allowed to care for women experiencing a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or other medical emergency.
???? 10. Claim: “Things worked best when Roe v. Wade was in place.”
Under Roe v. Wade, the United States was one of seven nations in the world to allow abortion on demand after the fifth month of pregnancy – along with China and North Korea.
Special mention: Vance calls out Democrats’ “national ban” lie
As we’ve written before, Democrats and the media referring to any limit on abortion — even in the second and third trimester when unborn babies feel pain — as a “national ban” just doesn’t make sense. JD Vance demonstrates how to handle them:
Reprinted with permission from SBA Pro-Life Substack.
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