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Missouri GOP Senate Candidate Todd Akin Wants to Repeal Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts

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allegro8/18/2012 9:10:43 am PDT

More Politi”fact”s:

The day after Republican Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate, President Barack Obama’s campaign tweeted a gender-specific warning about the Wisconsin vice presidential pick.

“Make sure the women in your life know: Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest.”

Our conclusion

President Obama, through a campaign tweet, pegged Paul Ryan as supporting a ban on abortions, “even in cases of rape or incest.”

Ryan does oppose those exceptions. Obama’s Twitter claim misfires in saying Ryan supports banning “all” abortions. In some cases, he has supported an exception for when a mother’s life is at stake.

That’s an important detail that is left out. We rate Obama’s claim Half True.

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