Pelosi Responds to Archbishop of San Francisco’s Call on Catholics to ‘Defeat’ Women’s Health Act

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was asked for her reaction to the Archbishop of San Francisco’s call on Catholics to “defeat” a bill that would guarantee 🏥Abortion access.

A reporter mentioned the Women’s Health Protection Act during Pelosi’s press conference on Thursday, pointing out the “Archbishop of San Francisco warns the bill is nothing more than child sacrifice and he calls on Catholics to fast and pray to defeat this bill. You’re Catholic. Your reaction?”

Pelosi responded, “Yeah I’m Catholic. I come from a pro-life family, not active in that regard, different in their view of a woman’s right to choose than I am. In my right to choose, I have five children in six years and one week.”

She continued, “And I keep saying to people who say things like that, when you have five children… in six years and one day, we can talk about what business of any of us to tell anyone else to do.”

Pelosi explained she disagrees with the Archbishop of San Francisco “about who should decide this. I believe that God has given us a free will to honor our responsibilities.”

Watch part of Pelosi’s press briefing below:

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco released a statement earlier this week responding to the legislation.