On Tuesday’s Senate hearing on the impact of the Supreme Court’s June 24 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade has gone viral, after liberals could not decide if they were fighting for the abortion rights of just women or all genders.
In fact, progressive media sites promoted the viral clip of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo), and University of California-Berkeley law professor Khiara Bridges clashing over whether men can get pregnant as an example of “schooling liberal.”
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on abortion rights, Hawley got into an extraordinarily bizarre exchange with Bridges on whether or not men can get pregnant. This exchange was illustrative of a number of things, including the difficulty the Democrats will have attempting to use the fall of Roe to motivate their base. But first, the exchange, which was so revealing it was worth transcribing in full.
Bridges testified about the harm banning abortion could cause to “persons capable of conceiving.” After using that term several times, Hawley asked if she meant “women.”
Bridges replied that “trans men and non-binary people” were equally capable of getting pregnant, leading Hawley to question whether abortion was still a “women’s rights issue.”
More details of heated exchange from FOX News report:
A heated exchange between Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Berkeley Law Prof. Khiara Bridges over whether men can get pregnant drew strong reactions online from both sides of the political aisle.
The Republican senator’s Twitter account shared the clip from a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on abortion Tuesday.
In the clip, Sen. Hawley asked Prof. Bridges if she meant “women” after she repeatedly referred to “people with a capacity for pregnancy.” Bridges said that “trans men and non-binary people” were also capable of carrying pregnancies. The senator then asked Bridges if abortion was still a “women’s rights issue.” Bridges responded by saying that abortion affected women as well as other people.
After Hawley asked her to explain whose rights were under attack in her view, the professor bristled at the question and accused the Republican of being “transphobic” and contributing to violence and suicide.
Sources: 100percentfedup, FOX News
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