Julian Castro Says He Would Force Taxpayers to Pay For Trans Peoples' Abortions

"All of you on stage support a women's right to abortion. You all support some version of a government health-care option. Would your plan cover abortion, Mr. Secretary?" asked MSNBC debate moderator Lester Holt.

"Yes it would. I don't believe only in reproductive freedom, I believe in reproductive justice. And what that means is just because a woman, or let's also not forget someone in the trans community — a trans female — is poor, doesn't mean they shouldn't exercise that right to choose. So I absolutely would cover that right to have an abortion," Castro said.