{"id":1469045,"date":"2022-05-09T15:14:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T19:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1469045"},"modified":"2022-05-09T15:14:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T19:14:47","slug":"fact-check-did-north-dakota-senator-kevin-cramer-say-saving-a-fetus-is-worth-losing-the-mothers-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-north-dakota-senator-kevin-cramer-say-saving-a-fetus-is-worth-losing-the-mothers-life\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer Say Saving A Fetus Is Worth Losing The Mother\u2019s Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-north-dakota-senator-kevin-cramer-say-saving-a-fetus-is-worth-losing-the-mothers-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1469045&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/wsSO0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Republican North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer stated that saving a fetus is worth losing the mother\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no record of Cramer making such a remark. His spokesperson confirmed he supports the safety of both the mother and the fetus.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion suggests the court is seeking to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/05\/02\/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico<\/a>. Cramer told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/roe-likely-fall-senate-republicans-weigh-nationwide-abortion-restricti-rcna27491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a> that if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned he would expect pro-life activists to push for federal abortion restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>A Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/wsSO0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a> claims the North Dakota lawmaker also recently remarked that \u201cthe fetus is worth losing the mother\u2019s life\u201d in all circumstances. \u201cThe kind and compassionate GOP. why not execute a woman who attains an abortion with this \u2018logic,&#8217;\u201d the post reads in part.<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence Cramer has made such a remark. The quote could not be found in the senator\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cramer.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cramer.senate.gov\/news\/newsletter-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">newsletter<\/a> archives nor does it appear on his verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044370431756\/search\/?q=fetus%20is%20worth%20losing%20the%20mother%27s%20life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=fetus%20is%20worth%20losing%20the%20mother%27s%20life%20(from%3Asenkevincramer)&#038;src=typed_query&#038;f=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> pages. There are no credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Kevin+Cramer+Fetus+Mother%27s+Life&#038;oq=Kevin+Cramer+Fetus+Mother%27s+Life&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l2.4110j0j1&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> suggesting Cramer had said anything to that effect about abortion. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/02\/26\/fact-check-amy-schumer-say-abortion-get-rid-of-baby-born\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Amy Schumer Say This Quote About Abortion?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Molly Block, a spokesperson for Cramer, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/cramer-abortion-losing-mothers-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/cramer-abortion-losing-mothers-life\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1652194491567000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0SubqzlBGD-7cpr--dBHxV\">Snopes<\/a> the senator \u201cis pro-life and that means standing for ALL life, which inherently includes the child and the mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Block also pointed out to Snopes that, in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, North Dakota itself has \u201ca <a href=\"https:\/\/ndlegis.gov\/assembly\/60-2007\/bill-text\/HBEU0600.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trigger law<\/a>\u00a0in place, which includes exceptions<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>for [the] life of the mother, and rape\/incest. Senator Cramer is supportive of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an emailed statement to Check Your Fact, Block stated, \u201cI\u2019m not sure why people are reporting off of a random tweet from a non-news source with absolutely zero attribution.\u201d She then quoted Cramer as saying, \u201cThe sanctity of life \u2013 both the child and the mother \u2013 is not a political fight, but a fight for humanity itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Block sent a clip from Cramer\u2019s May 6 appearance on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sayanythingblog.com\/the-rob-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plain Talk<\/a> podcast with Rob Port, in which he said, \u201cIf you\u2019re pro-life, you\u2019re going to be pro-the-mom\u2019s-life, as well as the unborn child\u2019s life\u2026 Saving the mother\u2019s life is a very obvious exemption.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims Republican North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer stated that saving a fetus is worth losing the mother\u2019s life.Verdict: False There is no record of Cramer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":1482143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1469045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1469045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1469045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1469045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1482143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1469045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1469045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1469045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}