Claim: Rick Santorum incorrectly stated that "one in three pregnancies end in abortion" in the United States. It's actually fewer than one in four. Santorum appeared on a New Hampshire radio talk show, blaming abortions for "causing Social Security and Medicare to be underfunded." But he not only misstated the abortion statistic, he also got it wrong when he said that "our birthrate is now below replacement rate for the first time in our history."
Fact-check: Santorum Wrong on Abortion, Birth Facts - FactCheck.org
Verdict: rick santorum incorrectly stated that "one in three pregnancies end in abortion" in the united states. it's actually fewer than one in four. santorum appeared on a new hampshire radio talk show, blaming abortions for "causing social security and medicare to be underfunded." but he not only misstated the abortion statistic, he also got it wrong when he said that "our birthrate is now below replacement rate for the first time in our history."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2011-03-31T22:46:04