ABC Moderator Accused of Inaccurate Abortion Fact-Check During Trump Debate

A prominent pro-life group has sent a letter to ABC News, urging them to issue a correction and meet with abortion survivors over a viral moment where moderator Linsey Davis fact-checked former President Trump's assertion that some states allow for the killing of an infant after birth.

A prominent pro-life group has sent a letter to ABC News, urging them to issue a correction and meet with abortion survivors over a viral moment where moderator Linsey Davis fact-checked former President Trump's assertion that some states allow for the killing of an infant after birth.

ABC Moderator Accused of Inaccurate Abortion Fact-Check During Trump Debate

Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America president Marjorie Dannenfelser wrote in the letter that Davis's statement was "100% inaccurate" and "tragically ignores the reality of babies who survive failed, late-term abortions but are denied basic medical care and left to die."

Dannenfelser cited several claims to back up the request for a correction, including "numerous examples of babies born alive after failed abortions" and a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that "between 2003 and 2014, around 143 babies died after being born alive following failed abortions."

ABC Moderator Accused of Inaccurate Abortion Fact-Check During Trump Debate

She also cited a report from the center-right outlet The Dispatch about Minnesota recording eight deaths among infants who survived abortion attempts during Tim Walz's tenure as governor.

Dannenfelser also pointed out that as a U.S. senator, Kamala Harris voted against protections for babies born alive after failed abortions. And as a member of Congress, her running mate Tim Walz even issued a public apology for ‘accidentally’ voting for said legislation after he previously voted against it."

ABC Moderator Accused of Inaccurate Abortion Fact-Check During Trump Debate

The Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life president requested an in-person meeting with ABC honchos to speak directly with abortion survivors.

Numerous fact-checks published after the debate slammed Trump for his remarks on abortion. "Infanticide is illegal in every state, and Harris and Walz have never supported it," CBS News reported. NPR also cited a Kaiser Family Foundation report earlier this year that stated abortions "after birth" are illegal in all 50 states.

At the debate, Harris dodged a question from Davis over whether she supported any restrictions on a woman's right to an abortion. 

"I absolutely support reinstating the protections of Roe v. Wade," Harris said. "And as you rightly mentioned, nowhere in America is a woman carrying a pregnancy to term and asking for an abortion. That is not happening."

ABC News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.