Pelosi: Vance's 'personal connection' during abortion debate discussion was 'clever' but 'isn't real' [View all]
Source: The Hill
10/02/24 8:05 PM ET
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called Ohio Sen. JD Vances (R) personal connection to reproductive rights during Tuesdays vice presidential debate clever, but she said it isnt real, stressing it doesnt show clear support for women to make their own reproductive decisions.
I think that that was clever to use that personal connection, but it isnt real in terms of women having the right to make their own decisions and not politicians making their decisions for them, Pelosi told host Dana Bash in an interview on CNN.
Bash had asked Pelosi what her response was to remarks made by Vance during the debate where the senator opened up about a woman he knew who had an abortion.
I grew up in a working-class family in a neighborhood where I knew a lot of young women who had unplanned pregnancies and decided to terminate those pregnancies because they feel like they didnt have any other options, Vance said during the debate.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4912966-nancy-pelosi-jd-vance-reproductive-rights-vp-debate/