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At House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s CNN town hall Tuesday night, a young woman whose birth mother chose to give her up for adoption rather than abort her confronted Pelosi on her abortion stance.

“I believe that abortion is not the answer for unplanned pregnancy. My birth mother was faced with a decision that many women today are facing.

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“Without the means of properly raising a child, she chose the most ethical decision and chose adoption… Don’t you think that — that everyone has the option, need the ability to thrive and succeed in life?”

Pelosi stumbled through her answer, pivoting away from the central point of the question. Watch the clip above.