\n\tMaria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact<\/span><\/p>\n

During the Republican National Convention\u2019s opening night, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) spoke to Fox News for his first interview as former President Donald Trump\u2019s vice presidential nominee.<\/p>\n

Sitting in the Fiserv Forum, the convention\u2019s Milwaukee venue, Vance took questions from host Sean Hannity and addressed criticism about his previous comments on domestic violence, abortion, and his 2016 disapproval of Trump.<\/p>\n

A couple of times, Vance accused the media of twisting controversial comments about violent marriages and abortion exemptions. We took a closer look at four of his claims.<\/p>\n

Vance Mischaracterizes Biden\u2019s Stance on Abortion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vance addressed his own and Trump\u2019s position on abortion. He described Trump\u2019s position \u201cto let voters in states\u201d decide abortion laws as \u201creasonable,\u201d contrasting it with Biden\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDonald Trump is running against a Joe Biden president who wants taxpayer-funded abortions up until the moment of birth,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n

This is\u00a0False<\/a>\u00a0and misleads about how rarely abortions are performed late in pregnancy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The vast majority<\/a>\u00a0of abortions in the U.S. \u2014 about 91% \u2014 occur in the first trimester. About 1% take place after 21 weeks, and far fewer than 1% occur in the third trimester and typically involve emergencies such as fatal fetal anomalies or life-threatening medical emergencies affecting the pregnant woman.<\/p>\n

Biden has said he supported Roe v. Wade<\/em>, the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion and was overturned in June 2022, and wants\u00a0federally protected<\/a>\u00a0abortion access.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Roe <\/em>didn\u2019t provide unrestricted access to abortion. It legalized abortion federally but also enabled the states to restrict or ban abortions once a fetus is viable, typically around 24 weeks into pregnancy. Exceptions to that time frame typically were allowed when the pregnant woman\u2019s life or health was at risk.<\/p>\n

The Democratic-led\u00a0Women\u2019s Health Protection Act<\/a>\u00a0of 2021, which failed to pass the Senate, would have effectively codified a right to abortion while allowing for post-viability restrictions similar to Roe<\/em>\u2018s.<\/p>\n

During the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden\u00a0promised\u00a0to repeal the Hyde Amendment<\/a>, which says federal funds can\u2019t be used to pay for abortions, except in cases of rape or incest or to save the woman\u2019s life. However, the amendment has continued to be included in congressional spending bills.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vance\u2019s Comments About Women in Violent Marriages<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hannity asked Vance to explain controversial 2021 comments about women staying in violent marriages.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth me and my mom actually were victims of domestic violence,\u201d Vance told Hannity. \u201cSo, to say \u2018Vance has supported women staying in violent marriages,\u2019 I think it\u2019s shameful for them to take a guy with my history and my background and say that that\u2019s what I believe. It\u2019s not what I believe. It\u2019s not what I said.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The comments in question came from a 2021\u00a0event\u00a0Vance participated in at Pacifica Christian High School in California. In a conversation about his 2016 memoir \u201cHillbilly Elegy,\u201d the\u00a0event\u00a0moderator asked Vance<\/a> about his experience being raised by his grandparents, following his mother\u2019s divorces and struggles with drug addiction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is causing one generation to give up on fatherhood when the other one was so doggedly determined to stick it out even in tough times?\u201d the moderator asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vance talked about the economic effect of men losing manufacturing jobs then discussed his grandparents\u2019 marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n