Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was asked about Democrats’ lack of condemnation when it comes to the number of pro-life churches and pregnancy centers during her weekly press conference on Thursday. In response, Pelosi reiterated that women have the right to choose when it comes to bodily autonomy.
Attacks against churches and pregnancy centers have increased since May, after a draft opinion from the Supreme Court detailing the overturning of Roe v. Wade was leaked to the media. While some attacks included vandalism with graffiti, others were more serious and involved arson.
“Well, let me just say this: a woman has a right to choose, to live up to her responsibility, itâs up to her doctor, her family, her husband, her significant other, and her God. This talk of politicizing all of this, I think, is something uniquely American and not right,” Pelosi said.
“Other countries, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, have had legislate initiatives to expand a womanâs right to choose, very Catholic countries. Iâm a very Catholic person and I believe in every womanâs right to make her own decisions,” she added then saying she was done answering questions about abortion…