Clinton: ‘You can be a feminist and be pro-life’

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she thinks people who oppose abortion can still be feminists. 

{mosads}While being interviewed by ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday, Clinton was asked: “Do you believe you can be pro-life and a feminist?”

She responded, “Yes, I do, absolutely.”

“I respect the opinions and beliefs of every woman,” she added. “The reason why being pro-choice is the right way to go is because it is a choice, and hopefully a choice that is rooted in the thoughtfulness and the care that women bring to this decision, so of course you can be a feminist and be pro-life.”

Clinton was also asked about comments she made Sunday on “Meet the Press,” when she said an “unborn person doesn’t have constitutional rights.”

The phrase “unborn person” was controversial to some on the left, and saying they don’t have constitutional rights drew opposition from the right. 

Clinton explained her statement Tuesday. 

“Under our law, that is the case,” Clinton said. “I support Roe v. Wade because I think it is an important statement about the importance of a woman making this most difficult decision with consultation by whom she chooses, her doctor, her faith, her family, and under the law, and under certainly that decision, that is the way we structure it.”

Abortion has risen in prominence in the presidential race, after GOP front-runner Donald Trump called for punishment for women who have abortions, before later backtracking.