Claim: Says Tommy Thompson "pushed such strict laws that abortion providers faced potential life imprisonment and women were forced to cross state lines in order to receive attention for life-threatening issues."
Fact-check: EMILY's List says GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Tommy Thompson pushed law that exposed partial-birth abortion providers to life in prison
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Tom Kertscher
Date published: 2011-10-03T00:00:00