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[Project VoteSmart 2020 Political Courage Test, George Devolder-Santos, accessed 6/13/22]

Sept. 2020: Santos Said He Only Favored Allowing Rape Victims To Have Abortions If They Had “Proven Police Documentation”

Sept. 4, 2020: Santos Said That He Only Favored Allowing Rape Victims To Have Abortions If They Had “Proven Police Documentation.” SANTOS: “And the right to life movement has always been very close to my heart. I am a big believer in eradicating abortion unless it is an extreme circumstance with proven police documentation. Because nowadays, you know, to keep it very, you know, you sleep with your partner you don't like, you know you had a bad day and you wake up pregnant and like I was raped. That's a little too loose. So if you're really going to claim rape, then take it to the authorities and then with that, I don't believe a woman should bear child as a rape or incest. I really don't. I don't wish that upon anybody. But if you're serious about this, you need to press charges, all the way. Documented proof in order to obtain that abortion.” [Indivisible with John Stubbins, 8:41-9:26, 9/4/20] (VIDEO)

April 2019: Santos Said He Only Supported An Exemption For Rape In Legislation Banning Abortion “If Done In [The] Early Stages Of The First Trimester”

Santos Said He Only Supported An Exemption For Rape In Legislation Banning Abortion “If Done In [The] Early Stages Of The First Trimester.”

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[Facebook, George Santos for Congress NY-3, 4/22/19]

Sept. 2021: Santos Opposed The Women's Health Protection Act Of 2021, Which Would Codify Abortion Rights

Sept. 2021: Santos Called The Women's Health Protection Act Of 2021 “The Most Perverse Bill In The History Of Our Country”

Sept. 24, 2021: Santos Called The Women's Health Protection Act Of 2021 Was “The Most Perverse Bill In The History Of Our Country.”

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[George Santos, Twitter, 9/24/21]

Sept. 24, 2021: The House Passed The Women's Health Protection Act Of 2021. [Congress.gov, accessed 6/27/22]

• The Women’s Health Protection Act Would Codify Abortion Rights And Overturn “Laws In 19 States That Have Sought To Severely Curb Access To Abortion Or Ban It Altogether.” “The Senate on Monday took its first ever vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill aimed at codifying the right to an abortion. […] The Women’s Health Protection Act would enshrine into federal law the right to access and perform an abortion, and it would supersede state laws on the issue. That’s notable because it would effectively neutralize laws in 19 states that have sought to severely curb access to abortion or ban it altogether.” [Vox, 2/28/22]

Sept. 2020: Santos Was Endorsed By The National Right To Life Committee, Which Opposed Allowing Underage Rape Victims To Access Abortions And Falsely Claimed That Abortion Increased The Risk Of Breast Cancer

Sept. 2020: Santos Was Endorsed By National Right To Life Political Action Committee In Part Because Of His Support For The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, Which Banned Abortion After 20 Weeks, With Exceptions For Cases Of Rape And Incest And If The Life Of The Mother Was At Risk

Sept. 3, 2020: Santos Was Endorsed By National Right To Life Political Action Committee In Part Because Of His Support For The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. “Endorsement Alert! It’s an honor to receive the endorsement of an organization that since 1968 has made it their sole purpose to protect, defend and respect the sanctity of life. As a practicing Roman Catholic I can not stand by idle as I watch our nation embark on the vile practice of infanticide and Abortion on demand. My contract with the American people is to 100% protect our most vulnerable unborn children. #prolife #protectlife #righttolife”

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[Facebook, George Santos for Congress NY-3, 9/3/20]

The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Banned Abortion After 20 Weeks, With Exceptions For Cases Of Rape And Incest And If The Life Of The Mother Was At Risk. “This bill establishes a new criminal offense for performing or attempting to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements. A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.” [S.160, introduced 1/16/19]

National Right To Life Said Santos Supported Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks And Opposed “Taxpayer Funding Of Abortion Providers”

National Right To Life Said Santos Supported Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks And Opposed “Taxpayer Funding Of Abortion Providers.”

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[National Right to Life Political Action Committee, 9/3/20]

National Right To Life Opposed Allowing Underage Rape Victims From Accessing Abortions

National Right To Life’s Model Abortion Ban For State Legislatures Would Have Forced A 10-Year-Old Ohio Girl Who Was Raped To Carry Her Pregnancy To Term. “The 10-year-old Ohio girl who crossed state lines to receive an abortion in Indiana should have carried her pregnancy to term and would be required to do so under a model law written for state legislatures considering more restrictive abortion measures, according to the general counsel for the National Right to Life. Jim Bopp, an Indiana lawyer who authored the model legislation in advance of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, told POLITICO on Thursday that his law only provides exceptions when the pregnant person’s life is in danger. ‘She would have had the baby, and as many women who have had babies as a result of rape, we would hope that she would understand the reason and ultimately the benefit of having the child,’ Bopp said in a phone interview on Thursday.” [Politico, 7/14/22]

• National Right To Life Opposed Allowing Rape Victims To Receive Access To Abortions. “While Bopp’s model legislation, which was released in advance of the Supreme Court’s ruling late last month, encourages states to ban all abortions unless necessary to save the life of the pregnant person, it notes ‘it may be necessary in certain states to have additional exceptions, such as for a women pregnant as a result of rape or incest.’ ‘Unless her life was at danger, there is no exception for rape,’ Bopp said. ‘The bill does propose exceptions for rape and incest, in my model, because that is a pro-life position, but it’s not our ideal position. We don’t think, as heartwrenching as those circumstances are, we don’t think we should devalue the life of the baby because of the sins of the father.’” [Politico, 7/14/22]

National Right To Life Falsely Claimed That There Was “Strong Evidence That Abortion Increases The Risk Of Breast Cancer”

National Right To Life Claimed That “There Is Strong Evidence That Abortion Increases The Risk Of Breast Cancer.” “There is strong evidence that abortion increases the risk of breast cancer. A study of more than 1,800 women appearing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute in 1994 found that overall, women having abortions increased their risk of getting breast cancer before age 45 by 50%. For women under 18 with no previous pregnancies, having an abortion after the 8th week increased the risk of breast cancer 800%. Women with a family history of breast cancer fared even worse. All 12 women participating in the study who had abortions before 18 and had a family history of breast cancer themselves got cancer before age 45.” [National Right to Life, accessed 7/20/22]

• American Cancer Society: “The Scientific Evidence Does Not Support The Notion That Abortion Of Any Kind Raises The Risk Of Breast Cancer Or Any Other Type Of Cancer.” “The topic of abortion and breast cancer highlights many of the most challenging aspects of studies of people and how those studies do or do not translate into public health guidelines. The issue of abortion generates passionate viewpoints in many people. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women aside from skin cancer; and breast cancer is the second leading cancer killer in women. Still, the public is not well-served by false alarms. At this time, the scientific evidence does not support the notion that abortion of any kind raises the risk of breast cancer or any other type of cancer.” [American Cancer Society, accessed 7/20/22]

Santos Supported Banning Stem Cell Research, Defunding Planned Parenthood, And Requiring “Informed Consent” For Women Seeking Abortions

July 17, 2020: Santos Tweeted “We Must Fight To Stop Abortions On Demand” And “#Defundplannedparenthood.”

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[George Santos, Twitter, 6/17/20]

June 3, 2022: Santos Said That He Would Support All Of The Long Island Coalition For Life’s (LICL) Legislative And Policy Positions.

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[Long Island Coalition for Life, Life News, 6/3/22]

• Santos Told The Long Island Coalition For Life That He Would “Vote For Legislation To Protect Innocent Human Life From Conception To Natural Death.” [Long Island Coalition for Life, Life News, 6/3/22]

• Santos Told The Long Island Coalition For Life That He Would “Vote Against Use Of Taxpayer Money To Fund Abortion.” [Long Island Coalition for Life, Life News, 6/3/22]