{"id":2332595,"date":"2024-08-28T13:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-kamala-harris-claims-trump-and-allies-will-implement-abortion-ban-limit-birth-control-access-if-reelected\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T13:37:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:37:37","slug":"fact-check-kamala-harris-claims-trump-and-allies-will-implement-abortion-ban-limit-birth-control-access-if-reelected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-kamala-harris-claims-trump-and-allies-will-implement-abortion-ban-limit-birth-control-access-if-reelected\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Kamala Harris Claims Trump And Allies Will Implement Abortion Ban, Limit Birth Control Access If Reelected"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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-kamala-harris-claims-trump-and-allies-will-implement-abortion-ban-limit-birth-control-access-if-reelected%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=2332595&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--><p>During a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris accused former President Donald Trump and his allies \u200dof\u200c wanting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-launches-task-force-to-try-to-protect-abortion\/\" title=\"Biden DOJ Launches \u201cTask Force\u201d to Try to Protect Abortion\">ban medication abortion<\/a>, restrict \u200daccess to birth control, and implement a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-try-to-seize-on-harris-momentum-with-new-ad-blitz-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House Democrats try to seize on Harris momentum with new ad blitz - Washington Examiner\">nationwide\u200b abortion ban<\/a>. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-is-abortion-legal-until-fetal-viability-in-minnesota\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Is Abortion Legal Until Fetal Viability In Minnesota?\">fact-checking \u200creveals<\/a> that while \u2062some of Trump&#8217;s allies support these goals, Trump himself has distanced from \u200dendorsing a national abortion ban and has \u2062previously\u2064 stated he would never impose restrictions on birth control. He has also expressed that abortion regulations should\u2064 be determined by individual states.\u2062 Additionally, some Trump supporters were involved in a project potentially linked to \u200dthese issues, but official\u2063 sources indicate they do not \u200dplan to\u2063 ban contraceptives. Harris&#8217;s\u2064 claims about Trump&#8217;s intentions were\u2063 deemed misleading.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p><span>Vice President Kamala Harris claimed during <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/61HY9atD2H4?si=KP-xZRdzrcU7sw8g&amp;t=1451\"><span>a speech<\/span><\/a><span>  at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) that former President Donald Trump and his allies intend to ban medication abortion, limit birth control access and implement a nationwide abortion ban.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/61HY9atD2H4?si=KP-xZRdzrcU7sw8g&amp;start=1451\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the claims made about Trump are inaccurate, it is true that some of his allies are in favor of these objectives.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Trump has suggested that he may back out of the ABC News hosted debate while in Virginia, claiming the network is hostile towards Republicans when referencing a program that featured Sen. Tom Cotton, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-suggests-may-back-sept-10-abc-debate-rcna168198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harris claimed during the DNC that Trump and his allies intend to limit access to birth control, ban medication abortion and enact a nationwide abortion ban.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a part of (Trump&rsquo;s) agenda, he and his allies would limit access to birth control, ban medication abortion and enact a nationwide abortion ban, with or without Congress,&rdquo; Harris said around the 24:11 timestamp of the CBC News video.<\/p>\n<p><span>The claim is misleading, however. Trump declined to endorse a national abortion ban last April, saying he believes abortion limits should be left for individual states to determine, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-abortion-2024-ban-7bf06e0856b88a710c79a6eb85cffa6a\"><span>AP News<\/span><\/a><span>. Vice presidential candidate JD Vance confirmed that Trump would veto a bill for a national abortion ban if he were presented with one, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/vance-says-trump-would-veto-a-bill-that-establishes-a-federal-abortion-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PBS<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump<\/span><span>&nbsp;made a May 21 post on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112480398507581671\"><span>Truth Social<\/span><\/a><span>  saying he would &ldquo;NEVER ADVOCATE IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON BIRTH CONTROL, or other contraceptives.&rdquo; An additional Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113012083325505976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a>, this one published on Aug. 23, reads, &ldquo;<\/span>My Administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights.&rdquo; Additionally, <span>Trump told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/trump-says-hell-accept-election-if-results-are-fair-and-free\/\"><span>CBS News<\/span><\/a><span>  on Aug. 19 that he would not enforce restrictions on the sale of abortion medication by mail.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some Trump &ldquo;allies&rdquo; support these objectives, however. At least 140 people, including six former Cabinet secretaries, who worked in the Trump administration had a hand in Project 2025, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/politics\/trump-allies-project-2025\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/08\/26\/fact-check-kamala-harris-back-out-debate-scheduled-sept-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Kamala Harris Back Out Of A Debate Scheduled For Sept. 4?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Project 2025 spokesperson directed Check Your Fact to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.project2025.org\/truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">page<\/a> on its site addressing the claims. The site says there is no plan to ban or restrict contraceptives. However, Project 2025 advocates for rescinding Affordable Care Act coverage from certain contraceptives, which could prevent 48 million women from accessing guaranteed no-cost emergency contraception, according to the liberal think tank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanprogress.org\/article\/project-2025-would-take-away-access-to-free-emergency-contraception-for-48-million-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Center for American Progress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Project 2025 site also says it does not support a complete ban on abortion without exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Project 2025&rsquo;s Mandate for Leadership calls for the government to comply with laws that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devout-catholic-joe-biden-paves-way-for-federal-funding-of-abortion-6-trillion-budget-request-ends-hyde-amendment\/\" title=\"\u2018Devout Catholic\u2019 Joe Biden Paves Way For Federal Funding Of Abortion,  Trillion Budget Request Ends Hyde Amendment\">prevent federal funding<\/a> of abortion,&rdquo; it reads. &ldquo;It also calls for federal support for alternatives to abortion, including adoption.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to medication abortion, Project 2025 intends to ban a drug used in many abortions, mifepristone, and take legal action against those who send abortion medication in the mail, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/civilrights.org\/project2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact previously <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/09\/fact-check-project-2025-women-period-passports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that Project 2025 &ldquo;says the government should enforce the Comstock Act, which would ban &lsquo;[e]very article, instrument, substance, drug, medicine, or thing which is advertised or described in a manner calculated to lead another to use or apply it for producing abortion.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a lie to say Project 2025 advocates for a ban on all chemical abortion through Comstock or other regulation,&rdquo; a Project 2025 spokesperson told Check Your Fact via email. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not how the law works.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span>Check Your Fact reached out to spokespeople for Harris and Trump for comment.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC), Vice President Kamala Harris asserted that former President Donald Trump and his supporters aim to prohibit medication abortion, restrict access to birth control, and establish a nationwide abortion ban. Verdict: Misleading. Although Harris&#8217;s claims about Trump are not accurate, it is correct that some of his allies support these goals. Fact Check: Trump has indicated he might withdraw from an ABC News-hosted debate in Virginia, alleging the network is biased against Republicans due to a program featuring Sen. Tom Cotton, as reported by NBC News. At the DNC, Harris stated that Trump&#8217;s agenda includes limiting birth control access and enacting an abortion ban without congressional approval. However, this assertion is misleading; last April, Trump did not endorse a national abortion ban and suggested that states should decide on abortion limits instead (AP News). Vice presidential candidate JD Vance confirmed that Trump would veto any national abortion ban bill presented to him (PBS). On May 21, Trump posted on Truth Social stating he would &#8220;NEVER ADVOCATE IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON BIRTH CONTROL or other contraceptives.&#8221; Additionally, he claimed on August 19 in an interview with CBS News that he would not enforce restrictions on mailing abortion medication.<\/p>\n<p>While some of Trump&#8217;s allies do support these objectives\u2014over 140 individuals involved in Project 2025 include six former Cabinet secretaries from his administration\u2014Project 2025&#8217;s spokesperson clarified there are no plans to outright ban or restrict contraceptives but does advocate for removing Affordable Care Act coverage for certain contraceptives which could affect access for millions of women (according to The Center for American Progress). The project also does not endorse a total ban on abortions without exceptions but calls for compliance with laws preventing federal funding of abortions while supporting alternatives like adoption. Regarding medication abortions specifically, Project 2025 aims to prohibit mifepristone\u2014a drug commonly used in such procedures\u2014and intends legal action against those distributing abortion medications via mail (Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights). A spokesperson from Project 2025 refuted claims about advocating for all chemical abortions being banned through regulations like the Comstock Act.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact reached out for comments from representatives of both Harris and Trump regarding these statements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2332596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167987259-scaled-e1724684386833.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39078,39549,13420,32438,34969],"class_list":["post-2332595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abortion-ban","tag-birth-control-access","tag-fact-check","tag-kamala-harris","tag-trump-supporters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167987259-scaled-e1724684386833.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332595","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\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}