Pelosi: ‘Of Course’ You Can Be a Democrat and Against Abortion
Pelosi: ‘Of Course’ You Can Be a Democrat and Against Abortion
by Kailani Koenig
WASHINGTON — Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says that it's absolutely possible for someone to be a member of the Democratic Party and also be against abortion.
"Of course," she told Chuck Todd when asked on Sunday's "Meet The Press."
"I have served many years in Congress with members who have not shared my very positive — my family would say aggressive — position on promoting a woman's right to choose."
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez and Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received backlash this week from abortion-rights groups since they scheduled a rally with a mayoral candidate in Omaha, Nebraska, who previously supported an abortion-related ultrasound bill.
READ MORE: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/p...
by Kailani Koenig
WASHINGTON — Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says that it's absolutely possible for someone to be a member of the Democratic Party and also be against abortion.
"Of course," she told Chuck Todd when asked on Sunday's "Meet The Press."
"I have served many years in Congress with members who have not shared my very positive — my family would say aggressive — position on promoting a woman's right to choose."
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez and Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders received backlash this week from abortion-rights groups since they scheduled a rally with a mayoral candidate in Omaha, Nebraska, who previously supported an abortion-related ultrasound bill.
READ MORE: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/p...
