A mostly liberal group’s ad says Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito made a ruling “to make it easier for corporations to discriminate” and also “voted to approve the strip search of a 10-year-old girl.” As is often the case with 30-second ads, there’s more to it than that.
Issues: abortion
NARAL Round 2: No Distortion Here
The abortion-rights group’s latest ad takes issue with Judge Roberts on whether the Constitution contains a right to privacy.
NARAL Falsely Accuses Supreme Court Nominee Roberts
Attack ad says he supported an abortion-clinic bomber and excused violence. In fact, Roberts called clinic bombers “criminals” who should be prosecuted fully.
Abortion Distortions
Senators from both sides make false claims about Roe v. Wade.
The Biography of a Bad Statistic
Abortions rising under Bush? Not true. How that false claim came to be – and lives on.
GOP Web site Uses Misleading Kerry Quote On Abortion
When Kerry said abortions should be moved ‘into the mainstream of medical practice,’ he was talking about safer locations, not more frequent abortions.
Bush Ad Faults Kerry’s “Family Priorities”
It highlights stark differences between the two on teenage abortions and morning-after birth control pills in schools.
Bush Ad Claims Kerry Voted Against “Protections for Pregnant Women”
It’s a misleading ad. What Kerry really voted against was the “Unborn Victims of Violence Act.”
Kerry Ad on Abortion: Fuzzy Math
Kerry claims the Supreme Court is “just one vote away” from overturning abortion rights for women. Make that TWO votes.