Death threats force VA Democrat to back off reproductive freedom

When Virginia Del. Kathy Tran was asked by a Republican lawmaker during the hearing whether the bill would allow an abortion to occur when a woman is in labor and about to give birth, she said yes.

Virginia Del. Kathy Tran said Thursday that she "misspoke" during a legislative hearing earlier this week about a bill that would have loosened restrictions on late-term abortions.

Her comments, which were circulated by Republicans and went viral on social media, have sparked death threats and an intense backlash that includes GOP politicians such as President Donald Trump.

"I wish that I was quicker on my feet, and I wish that I was able to be more agile in that moment," Tran, 41, a first-term Democrat from Fairfax County, said Thursday in a telephone interview. "And I misspoke, and I really regret that."


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