Sparks Fly When John Kennedy Asks Dem Witnesses If They Support Abortion Up To Moment Of Birth

At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (D-LA) questioned witnesses about abortion.
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[@First1000Hours]

I'm thankful for the two women who quickly, clearly, and easily said "No."

[@user-mx6pf5eq2s]

Let ALL men be STERILIZED that don’t claim and support any child they create until they turn 18…,,now that’s fair

[@Essex121514]

To a gotcha question that doesn't reflect real life. Qool Story Qid.

[@SeanD808]

@@Essex121514 They love abortion... so yes they would support that.. they are just afraid their fangs will show when answering it...

[@k.c.8658]

@@Essex121514 To a ridiculously easy question that their cowardly avoided because it might upset a few of the most radical members of their political tribe.

[@theJingaja]

@Essex121514 it's an easy question. Tell us yourself 16 year old KZbin account,. Do you support abortion up to the day before a child is born?

[@chrism6880]

I have never understood why people expect to be respected when their actions fail to warrant said respect

[@Chulitatr]

Kennedy's dumb question is like asking him if he would have a hemorrhoid removed from his mouth. Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@chucklesthered2338]

@Douglas Graham That's the Marxist way.

[@TheMKelson]

​@@chucklesthered2338 Or you could just say "republicon way."

[@alfredlutz7258]

@@chucklesthered2338 Really? Can you define Marxism for us?

[@disf5178]

@@TheMKelson how is trying to get to the heart of the abortion law issue by asking direct questions of invited guests, a "con" ???

[@WSFM_Rex]

It’s so sad that like 25% of professors are exactly like this woman and they just sit there with that giant fake smile it’s actually insane

[@tomcoleman1375]

90%

[@williampeterson4416]

25% … more like 90%

[@babasillah5396]

100%

[@WSFM_Rex]

Alright in the humanities it’s more like 90% but I’ve had some nice technology and economics professors that didn’t pull the Hillary Clinton smile on us

[@tgh223]

democrat

[@Ensoniqdude]

It’s obvious…..when you refuse to answer…..the unanswered answer is yes.

[@tearl5676]

This is not a witness, this is an activist.

[@justcurious3525]

Right. She passively tried to turn that into a racism issue when she said "shackled".

[@user-mx6pf5eq2s]

@@justcurious3525 trump Nazi sellout traitor why should any man have anything to say about women’s anything?

[@kenbeebug5211]

Hopefully that woman will never reproduce.

[@ricksmith4736]

A "shackled " one..... Her words

[@WH2012]

She is a demon in the flesh. They are many, and they walk among us.

[@j.hermanarmstrong]

They’re so passionate about something they won’t even talk about

[@americaas1210]

Sorry Kennedy, an early term delivery can be 24 weeks, there’s no need for an Abortion! Don’t raise politicians very smart down south do they.

[@username-tv6uw]

​@@americaas1210 🤡

[@thelatterdayarbiter]

It's like my friend's porn addiction. He just prefers to keep that a secret, so I'm not calling him out. I mean, I struggle with porn myself, But I'm willing to be open about it cuz I hate that trash and I want out of it.

[@debbiesroommate]

​@@americaas1210 Them not answering proved his point. Brilliant!

[@joycampbell6157]

@@americaas1210 I’m guessing that you think the ones up north are smart though right? Apparently you need to do some research bc there have been LATE TERM ABORTIONS. Stupid leftie women run arnd screaming they support babies up until birth these people just don’t have the guts to respond

[@shrodingerscat4191]

"Shackled by your question " Wow!!

[@markmccracken6700]

Yeah such arrogance such pride such wickedness

[@richardwendt9266]

Yeah, well Kennedy is a raging nutter, who asks far too simplistic a questions. For example, what if the mother's life is in danger? What if the baby will be still borne? Etc etc. Kennedy asks the question from a point of someone who doesn't know what they're talking about.

[@La19930]

Proof she’s still shackled from her generational and ancestral curses

[@jayherm1979]

She should be sitting in jail for contempt with no water or food.

[@earmunchermuncher7639]

That's inhumane man, share the humanity you got through surviving roe v wade lol

[@accessorygirlnyc]

She refuses to be “shackled” by a question related to her job. Next!!!

[@albundy6008]

Notice the only people who could truthfully answer the question both said no.

[@CowardsAbuse]

It's a HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION. it does not happen, that's not ABORTION CARE. what is wrong with these dense people?

[@albundy6008]

How is it a hypothetical question? They were asked if they support abortion up until the time of birth. ​@@CowardsAbuse

[@cindilawson6476]

Her refusal to answer is an answer. Loud and Clear.

[@simmogj]

Because it's a stupid question

[@bhamsoxfan72]

​@@simmogj Tell that to the Senator(s) who wrote and proposed the legislation. It's the exact question all 100 Senators will have to answer if the proposal passes through committee.

[@bhamsoxfan72]

Yes, and that answer is, "I don't have enough courage to answer that question truthfully."

[@LibertyFascism]

@@simmogj, it is not a stupid question, and you don't think it is.

[@AncientttimeZ]

@@simmogj NO! It's a great question designed to reveal EVIL within the hearts of women!

[@ThePenoyer62]

Refusing to answer says it ALL!!!!

[@nchinth]

she ain't no physician. real physicians "do NO harm"

[@TheSauceinator]

"Shackled by your question." That's a new one for me.

[@seanconner4]

playing the race card

[@bikster7032]

Trying the race card

[@mickehogan3230]

Her haircut says it all

[@WH2012]

Still on the Dem plantation; slave for life.

[@gymshoe8862]

She is a permanent victim. It's a career choice for her.

[@carlosoehler]

They don’t answer because they are embarrassed by what they support. And rightly so, but how is it possible that someone would still even listen to the opinion of people who wouldn’t stand for it themselves?? It’s truly nauseating.

[@fritzthecat4143]

Is THAT a woman? Let's have THAT discussion first!!! Seems to me that IT looks like IT's a Winnie Mandela imposter

[@hillbillymurph6230]

Because they’re educated “experts”.

[@11buttnaked]

@@fritzthecat4143Yooooooooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dellyneg.7639]

I totally agree to your comment. They know how to speak and defend their stand in public but when questioned by the law they can't give straight definite answers with just a simple yes or no. Even if they are professionals, their rationaliy decreases because of selfish subjective acts and impulse. Woman or not, people should value life whether the child is still in the womb or already been born because they have the right to live. It's the parents' fault if they accidentally had an unwanted conceived baby but abortion in not the solution to it. Why do pro choicers/pro abortion protesters say that a conceived baby or a fetus or unviable living piece of tissue (as called by one of the commenters I read in other videos like this) is not living and wanted to abort it? Because they know it has life and they wanted to end it-- kill it. It would be funny if a person says he will kill a rock despite knowing it is non-living thing. When life was formed, death is exists like a candle lit up but only to be blown out soon. It depends how people value life for it to end in a useless manner or a fulfilled life but innocent unwanted babies are affected by the decisions of the people who wanted to abort them without them knowing or understanding their purpose like adding more salt to the wound of an innocent existence.

[@carlosoehler]

@@dellyneg.7639 They want to be able to abort without having to acknowledge that it implies killing a baby. That’s why they get as ridiculous as saying that a baby is just a tissue, so they can equate it to cutting their nails or a plastic surgery.

[@TalkToG]

How can someone not be able to answer a simple question with a yes or no? It’s obvious these women who won’t answer just don’t want anyone to see their true colors. They are not of the light

[@danieladdo7695]

True this people need Jesus only he can set them free from their delusions .

[@cm6string]

The thought of an abortion near birth is disgusting and morbid.

[@peggyjohnson9223]

But it is very ignorant to think that it is even a possibility, JUST DOES NOT HAPPEN !

[@k.stannard9940]

Pretty clear who speaks the truth and who hides from it.

[@mocabe01]

Agree. Sadly, more evil people are becoming shameless because they are not suffering consequences. More decent people need to participate in upholding social morals. Senators Kennedy, Ted Cruz, Hawley et al. cannot do it alone. They need our support.

[@momthrone]

This is SO awful, I can't begin to explain how I feel 😞

[@bigraviolees]

Nothing awful except Kennedy is lying

[@Wandawest2006]

😢

[@FuckTheGlobal]

Europa the last battle The greatest story never told Hellstorm

[@bigraviolees]

@@Wandawest2006 Kennedy is lying

[@denni-T]

​@bigraviolees What is he lying about? Or, don't you know?

[@klacy5555]

Her non answer say's it all.

[@joanhosley9189]

It is amazing to me how many people are not capable of answering a question that is simply a Yes or No answer.

[@j.alexander4948]

It was definitely a yes or no question. Could not have been more straightforward

[@vanessammiller3436]

those questions are not yes or no quesitons. Would you support someone having a child out of incest and rape?

[@irenemills6998]

These two women who wouldn't answer the question realize how horrific saying yes would sound.

[@Beezlie727]

Oh, they answered the question. In their own deluded minds they believe they did not but analyzing the substance of their comments gives a very clear, though verbose, multiword answer to the "yes or no" question. She believes that YES it is appropriate for a woman to have an abortion right up to the moment of delivery & that when the baby is "aborted" alive THEY WILL KILL IT!

[@sanddabz5635]

Nailed it!

[@jackiemills6948]

Exactly!

[@louiselincoln6557]

Which is exactly what Kennedy wanted.

[@CRegister-tm8fc]

With rads welcome to the, dance around the questions.

[@ninareis8131]

"Times of monstrous inhumanity do not come about all at once. They are slipped into gradually. Often those who use certain emotions and appeal to ‘rights’ do not even know what they have started. They see only some isolated condition they want to accomplish, but they have not considered soberly the overall direction in which things are moving. At some point they want to go backwards-but then it is too late." Francis Schaeffer

[@katenoke1571]

exactly. Right wingers must be stopped before we're all shackled without recourse. Support the free states! Leave the oppressive ones!

[@misterwallace3479]

Yes. It's like adding a micro dose of bitters to something sweet over a period of time. You don't notice it at first, gradually you become used to it, and then the good is gone.

[@MindGroper]

I agree, like the zealots who overturned Roe v Wade.

[@Paultricounty]

This is so funny, because at first I thought you were referring to the radical Democrat socialist party. Projection is a beech.

[@phillippac.7469]

​@@MindGroper Even RBG realized that Roe v Wade was wrong.

[@1973HenkY]

That first woman should be jailed for contempt of Congress. And as an accomplice to multiple cases of homicide.

[@Said.Z2]

This man is legend!

[@andyquelch5754]

She evades because she knows her answer would be repulsive and shocking.

[@Chulitatr]

... Kennedy's dumb question is like asking him if he would have a hemorrhoid removed from his mouth. Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. when they get an answer they don't like. smfh

[@anaromello]

That's the truth.

[@americaas1210]

Sorry, Kennedy an early term delivery can be 37 weeks through 38 weeks, 6 days. You wouldn’t get an Abortion! Don’t raise politicians very smart down south do they.

[@andyquelch5754]

​@@americaas1210 you need to listen very carefully to what he actually said. Then remember that many Democrats and activists advocate abortion up to the moment of birth.

[@speaktruth9631]

Absolutely, Andy Quelch!! Revolting.

[@dhuntman7570]

Killing babies just before they are born , this is evil on another level.

[@nsbd90now]

A fertilized egg is not a baby.

[@noobandfriends2420]

This is the same evil that has persisted since that snake slithered in to the garden. We've just had it so good in America that we're not being made aware of it once again.

[@Chulitatr]

Kennedy's dumb question is like asking him if he would have a hemorrhoid removed from his mouth. smfh Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@jjackson2240]

@@nsbd90now Really? Do the chicken egg test! No rooster, no fertilization. Add rooster & watch those fertilized eggs develop! From womb to tomb!😮

[@phildimick3219]

Delanda I'm 100 percent sure that your mind and heart are in the right place it's what a common-sense person would say. Thank you for your comment.

[@rw9692]

Kennedy is awesome!!! God bless him!

[@user-kr1he2fx7c]

Kennedy is a spoiled rich kid who lies without impunity. No basis in facts, the God blessing him is the orange one with 91 felony counts.

[@cyndis5257]

Kennedy is disgusting. He's pretending that people want to abort healthy babies until the moment of birth. Abortion access is necessary because of problems that occur in pregnancy, not just in order to get rid of an unwanted baby. It's not a simply yes or no question and if you put a restriction on access, then women will not get the care they need, even if it is for medically necessary reasons to save the life of the mother.

[@glendagilmore1923]

I use to think that he was awesome until he voted to fund the government with corrupt policies he talks against then votes for it The abortion bill to abort all the way to full term birth was in the funding bill that Senator Kennedy voted for. So he preaches one thing and voted another. It’s on U-tube. Pretends he is against bad policies and turns and votes for the same thing 😂

[@donnavaresi4171]

She cannot answer because she thinks "yes" and she also knows saying it is an abomination and murder.

[@watlon4164]

No way should they even have a Bill in front of them .No way .

[@lesliehopkins6582]

Kinda the point. There isn't one.

[@finallythere100]

These women WILL have to kneel before God for their judgment.

[@lesliehopkins6582]

@@finallythere100 Says who? And here is a thought for you. Judge not lest YOU be judged. Try that before speaking again.

[@marilynbower1352]

The truth is that an infant can be delivered safely by induction or cesarean saving both the mother and infant's lives at 22 weeks. And one physician's personal experience is not reflective of the entirety of OBGYN care. The question being asked is in reference to the wording of the bill in front of the Senators. This is the situation that needs to be addressed. Diversion of the topic at hand by not answering the question is a typical ploy to avoid truth of facts. 50 years ago viability would be closer to 26-28 weeks gestation, decades from now neonatal care could conceivably be less than 20 weeks. The point of the bill at hand has to do more with termination of a full term viable infant than the fragile end of the gestational age spectrum.

[@TheJLH]

@@marilynbower1352 if he weren’t more interested in exploitable sound bytes than discussing the meat of the bill, everyone would have their answer. And you’re so easy to get one over on because you enjoy putting her in a catch 22 situation. Until, of course, it happens to your side, you’d be furious. Maybe, if you’re so concerned about getting a real answer, you should be asking yourself why Kennedy wouldn’t allow her to give a real answer. It doesn’t matter which order the words are in if the point gets across. And anyone setting up a question that way is a bad faith actor.

[@soldierforgod1477]

Her answer is obviously yes these people are absolutely barbaric in every sense of the word!!

[@trentjacobs3957]

Taking someone's life merely because you want them dead, is evil, regardless of who the victim is. If the premises used to attempt to justify killing a pre born little boy or girl or a teenager or a geriatric are true, if desire alone is actually a justification to kill someone, then anyone can kill whoever they want whenever they want for whatever reason they want. Or here in a moral reality, all of our lives have inherent and objective value, regardless of whether someone wants to kill us or not. Leftists have spent well over a century dehumanizing many different demographics of individuals so the horrific amount of death they've perpetrated and perpetuated means virtually nothing to these sick depraved leftists. They're either brainwashed to believe that we get a "choice" to dictate who is disposable or not, or they're literally sociopaths or psychopaths.

[@walterpierce6061]

Are you a doctor?? Of course not.. Keep quiet.

[@JamesSmith-gn9ou]

Exactly.

[@ironwolfgaming9632]

It would surprise anyone that would kill a baby is also too much of a coward to admit it?

[@CalvinGeorgeSisyphus]

I can tell you are a man.

[@sfwaddell]

Thanks Senator for asking them the QUESTIONS they need to face.

[@jeremyallen9624]

If my woman can abort my kid without consulting me or getting my permission or even telling me about it, then it's not my child. If the choice is hers alone, then the responsibility for raising the child if she chooses to keep it is also hers alone.

[@Jleed989]

That includes financial

[@joe.oneill]

Thank you for your service Senator Kennedy. I wish the Senators from Pennsylvania were half as good as you.

[@CommonSense823]

One of the Senators from Pennsylvania isn’t half as good as a potato.

[@joe.oneill]

@@CommonSense823 Both of them together aren't.

[@slipperywhenwet668]

You animals are to funny.

[@waltbirchmeier2947]

@Slippery when Wet calling us animals when you aren't even intelligent enough to know which "to" to use..smh.. you should look in the mirror if you really want to see an animal..

[@Batman-yb1iw]

Fuckin amen to that

[@Jerry_Fried]

I'm sure that everyone clicking on this video is grateful to KZbin for providing "context."

[@Chulitatr]

Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@jbach2]

Context, censoring, gas lighting helps make it easier to spot the demons. They can’t hide anymore

[@Chulitatr]

Kennedy's dumb question is like asking him if he would have a hemorrhoid removed from his mouth. Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@carpenterone777]

I always comment on that DON'T TELL ME HOW TO THINK lol I hope they read it

[@NUKE-W.E.F.]

Yes, like we're all Twinkie brains.

[@misskitty8814]

They probably also wouldn't answer the question: "What is a woman?".

[@RockChickFace]

All that ignorance in one head. Amazing

[@davidogden3352]

They also use a technique in which they speak at a speed to control the conversation and to control the time to also push a person into emotional instability by their intentional “foot dragging” version of communication

[@jamesanderson2272]

Or… visions of their careers being destroyed

[@jfurl5900]

Ask Kennedy did he stop beating his wife . Yes or no only .

[@terry_willis]

Who is "they"?

[@stanleyclark923]

@@terry_willis The people he is referring to. Duh.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

terry willis I believe the witnesses who support abortion are being referred to.

[@jessicavsbridget]

Shoutout to the blonde woman who dropped straight facts

[@nottelling4828]

Yeah. No woman gets an abortion within several weeks of delivery. No woman. At that point, the baby could be delivered via c-section and the situation handled appropriately from there. I'm not familiar with the proceedings in this video, but there are apparently some political issues taking place in the minds of the guests who couldn't answer the question.

[@RobbinPorter]

@@nottelling4828 It is all in the wording.

[@nottelling4828]

@@RobbinPorter I suppose, but the senator was fairly clear with his question. I'm ignorant of the reason as to why the guests couldn't provide a straight-forward answer. Either they are opposed to late term abortions (in this case being up to the point of delivery), or they would agree to a provision under extreme circumstances that would allow it. Not much gray area in there from what I can determine.

[@paulsartbarn]

@@nottelling4828 Who would decide what constitutes extreme circumstances? Right now it is the government and threat of arrest for the doctors. No doctor would deliver and kill a viable healthy baby. That would be murder and a violation of their Hypocratic oath. What Kennedy wants is a sound bite and an opportunity to put forth ridiculous scenarios that do not happen. Sound bites for pro life consumption. That is why the women don't answer his seemingly simple question. He will not give them a chance to answer and instead cuts them off every time they try.

[@ashleymarie6682]

@@nottelling4828 he was not clear. He was being a bully and non constructive not to mention argumentative. He was fishing for the answer he wanted to support his rhetoric. He’s not trying to help this situation.

[@mashencia1]

He should have said at the outset "Unless you answer no, I will assume your answer is yes whether you say it or not". Don't let these weasels off the hook.

[@1492tomato]

Have you EVER heard a Biden nominee give a direct answer to a direct answer?? I haven't. All I've heard is "Thank you senator for the question" followed by an avalanche of horseshit.

[@Chulitatr]

Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@tomd8313]

1492 👏👏👏👏👏

[@mavismounds]

Not one...

[@Chulitatr]

Kennedy's dumb question is like asking him if he would have a hemorrhoid removed from his mouth. smfh

[@ricksmith4736]

@@Chulitatr You go Brandon voter.....

[@ashtonsmachetti4236]

Pure evil. Simple as that. These wonderful ladies said more dodging the question than actually answering the question. Thank you for telling us your positions 👍

[@newshound2521]

9 months isnt an abortion. That's total bs. This fwit is stirring. Democrat my arse

[@jackmcgraw4744]

I’m definitely using “I refuse to be shackled by your questions” when I don’t want to answer something that was gold

[@love6112]

The professor wants to have the " intellectual" discussion according to her terms. Incredible stuff.

[@JC-sj2pd]

Notice how she used the word shackled. To connotate that’s she’s not a slave invoking race and slavery right off the bat. She’s so sanctimonious and condescending toward him. He handled this very well

[@davids5048]

@@tonyinarizona4350 Or "I don't want to be whipped into answering."

[@mrvk39]

and i guarantee that word "shackled" was suggested to her by activists long before that interview

[@tonyinarizona4350]

@@davids5048 dude, you are off the chain!

[@garytoth5640]

No. You're looking for and claiming things that were not there. It was a perfect answer to his bullying tactics. It was a terrible question that forced someone to answer in a way they did not believe. She kept trying to give a nuanced answer that included if the pregnant woman's life was in danger and he would not let her answer. As she tried multiple times he just kept talking louder than she was. It was a terribly asked question that was a setup for future arguments.

[@skibee420]

@@garytoth5640 she's a nitemare-

[@Mark-xv1mm]

She can't say what she wants to say because she knows how unpopular it is. That in itself would be called extreme views

[@ritascott8310]

It’s the truth is what he’s asking

[@lovestodesign]

She’s purposely trying to run the clock down. She knows he has five minutes to interview her, which is not much time to begin with. That way she never has to give a complete answer, because she knows her constituents will see the interview. Her goal is to keep them in the dark as long as she can, about where she really stands.

[@greegor4719]

Like how Cloward-Piven strategy was Marxist as hell but Wiki makes it sound nice! LOL leaving out any mention of Marxism or "seeks to hasten the fall of capitalism " Actual COMMIES!

[@beverlyspruill5175]

@@lovestodesign By playing her word games she did answer the question , as did the abortion “doctor”. They both wholly support infanticide.

[@lovestodesign]

@@beverlyspruill5175 As a former counselor of women in those situations (in a pro-life clinic) it was my job to know about those things… partial birth abortion and infanticide are even worse than many people realize, because Planned Parenthood is so good at lying to women and covering things up. But women in positions like those on here, usually know exactly what happens, and they still think it’s okay to do that to babies.

[@metju691]

They can't answer that question when they are being asked individually. They are brave and strong in groups...

[@sharanbirmander7247]

Senator Kennedy is a national treasure. I salute him.

[@meomy29]

Was glad to hear the lady who pointed out the obvious-- If mom will die if she stays pregnant, deliver the child and try to save it. It doesn't always turn out well, but a 22-weeker can live & thrive and I have one to prove it.

[@briant6333]

twin nieces were born at 20wks --- they are 24 now!

[@Cat-zt2zw]

Exactly. The excuse of mom dying is ridiculous. If at any point mom is in danger at any point deliver baby. If it’s before viability baby will pass away, if after viability do everything you can to save baby. A baby doesn’t have to be killed b/c moms life is in danger.

[@MrJiggerG]

God bless you and your baby, Me O'My

[@tc2882]

@@Cat-zt2zw So make the woman suffer unnecessary pain and dangerous, life-threatening surgery, when it is rightfully HER decision to make, in consultation with her doctor. If you are so concerned with taking extraordinary measures to circumvent the rights and will of the woman, then YOU should be prepared to adopt that child and shoulder the full financial burden of those extraordinary measures, including the months it's likely to be in NICU, years of special needs treatments (both physical and educational) likely to be needed. It's so easy for you people to inflict your supposed morals on others when it cost you absolutely nothing, when it places absolutely no burden on you.

[@amandahaynes9205]

Yes true...you dont take a life to preserve another...you do what's best for both of them...mind u I'm not saying abort the child to save mom..I'm saying save mom by delivering the baby and trying to save the baby's life.

[@val271]

They never answer the question... ugh

[@sumduma55]

Imagine all the leftist libs cheering that they were able to dodge answering a question that they think makes them look bad... Now imagine the cognitive dissonance that has to be present knowing their beliefs are so bad that answer a question threatens it.

[@susanparker767]

They're SOLD HUMANS WHO TRADE IN DEATH 🔥👏🏼

[@jjackson2240]

Does anyone ever answer any questions? They dance around revealing the truth, whether evil exists? A waste of time!!

[@Chulitatr]

Kennedy's dumb question is like asking him if he would have a hemorrhoid removed from his mouth. Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@noobandfriends2420]

Power owes no explanation.

[@Wall3ye406]

Literally a room full of a waste of time. Add up the wages in that room for an hour and then compare that number to what gets accomplished.. And these people still have jobs???

[@tms372]

She should not be there.

[@ICY69HOT]

Those that dodge the question are the ones that you need to fear getting into public office.. They will demand you obey.

[@katenoke1571]

I am more wary of the ones who won't let you speak. Kennedy, for example

[@johanebrown1764]

​@@katenoke1571 they are just trying to avoid the question and not put themselves into this category of supporting the mother over the unborn child and they kept going in circles, it's a simple question , yes or no , they are women so their opinions are what is truly important.

[@ivorleak8823]

@@katenoke1571 lol, of course you are.

[@kcolon0731]

​@@katenoke1571 Would YOU support a bill that allows women the unfettered right to abort an unborn child up to the moment of birth?

[@johnberger5539]

I OBEY to no one, not even GOD, unless I choose to do so!

[@moosehead1183]

When they refuse to answer the question we all know their answer is YES...sad, but true.

[@honpot2016]

u are woke

[@LaneKeys]

They know what they're saying is awful too, else they wouldn't have any problem being upfront. Senator Kennedy is probably the most charitable and honest person they could have ask them, and they still can't answer him properly. It's very telling.

[@hightonesdrifterkent6600]

you can just see clearly by looking at them that they are pure real time evil at heart.

[@kevinsmarts9953]

John Kennedy's career is "gotcha questions" and people refusing to answer them with a yes or no. Its all he does.

[@avishevin3353]

Women should be able to get an abortion up until the moment of birth. If it is to save their life.

[@tms372]

Gotta love this man.

[@sarabesaw4447]

The first sentence of the 14th amendment says, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.".... It's saying that if you're born on u.s. grounds that you're qualified as an American citizen. And if you're not born here then you're not a citizen. Nothing to do with assigning life itself, just citizenship.

[@cozenmachine412]

They won't answer that question because they know how disgusting the act that they support is.

[@susanbernhardt2498]

Yes. Abortion is premeditated murder.

[@radi2173]

It is not legal!!!!!!!!!

[@user-kl9bi4jt4t]

They don't know anything. They run on pure entitlement and feelings; they're women.

[@bostonphotographer20]

She's SO arrogant

[@chriscrawl3732]

​@@radi2173 What's not legal?

[@sapinva]

Sen. Kennedy has a unique talent for making even the most complex questions simple. If you can't answer a simple question you are most likely lying.

[@jacobtaylor8606]

#BOLOX

[@jacobtaylor8606]

The almost Males always have an opinion about the Female Body and what Women can or cannot do!

[@jacobtaylor8606]

HOW ABSURD

[@dingusamingus6402]

"Sen. Kennedy has a unique talent for making even the most complex questions simple." It's called being reductive and it's how a manipulative person tries to ignore any complexity in an issue to appeal to idiots. No wonder you guys like it so much. She said straight up that it's not a yes or no question. He can't force his narrative if it isn't a yes or no question. Not only is it reductive, it's a false dichotomy. If all you have room for in your tiny heads is reductivism BS and false dichotomies, you really shouldn't condescend to anyone's point of view. You don't try to shove an elephant through a keyhole just to satisfy some clowns. There are cases where the mother's life might be at stake, the child will be stillborn, and absolutely, they should be able to have an abortion. If all you hear are his words, you're not very bright.

[@crazyeaglefan]

​@jacobtaylor8606 I guess if you aren't Jewish than you can't have an opinion on the Holocaust 🤷‍♂️

[@charjl96]

It's infuriating how evasive these women are

[@TmcIIIvideo]

It’s all on purpose… They’re being given marching orders….

[@TL-175]

Unbelievable that these two won’t answer a simple question! Do they not know their position???

[@3YearsApart1613]

The people that don't answer the question just drives me nuts. I could respect them more if they just said, "I would kill the baby up to the time of birth" and just stand behind their statement. At least we would know where they stand and we could move on from there.

[@wal3hurst887]

THESE MISGUIDED WRETCHES ARE HIDING BEHIND THE14 TH AMEND., BELIEVING, THEY ARE PROTECTED BY PRIVACY !! NO, DEGREE OF ABORTION INVOLVES ANY FORM OF PRIVACY !! TOO ANSWER A QUESTION ON THIS SUBJECT, WOULD REVEAL THEIR GUILT !!!! 😮😮😮😮

[@lovestodesign]

That’s the whole point; they don’t WANT to answer, knowing their constituents will be watching. They’re trying to run the clock down on purpose. They have their eye on that next election, and that’s WHY they tiptoe around the issue.

[@jadonbelezos2583]

i agree, even if you disagree with it. answering the question could at least lead to forms of comprimise that are at least more ethical.

[@NR-cq6uu]

They can't take sides, because then they lose the side they do not support. Which is kind of weird, because I assume the reason they are there is to pass a bill, but they don't want to have to account for what they stand for.

[@roxyinmotion]

@@NR-cq6uu who cant take sides the senator that asked the question or the ladies that didnt answer

[@irasaposnik6511]

A bacteria on mars is life A heartbeat on earth is not

[@m118lr]

….wow. Now THAT’S perspective!

[@prowannab]

That's probably the best response I've ever read!

[@armandoperez7108]

A fetus is not a person as an egg is not a chicken nor an acorn a tree, though an egg and an acorn are both life too.

[@MikeyJay00]

The issue is not whether a fetus is life, but whether it is a human. Your hair is life, but it's not an abortion when you get a haircut.

[@chrissycupcakes2448]

​@Armando Perez I like that 👌 totally logical

[@dumpthetea7874]

This is insane.

[@jasonprice1089]

Welcome to woke 2024!

[@rep3e4]

It’s terrible that she won’t answer

[@BreezeeGreenz]

There are few things worse than trying to communicate clearly with someone who purposely refuses to communicate clearly.

[@RiverRat-2112]

Indeed, it is almost always a waste of time to talk to a republican.

[@TheJLH]

Late term abortion bans only punish mothers who are carrying pregnancies they intended to keep, not people aborting because they wanted to. In your zeal to punish women for having sex, you hurt the women who were behaving as you wanted them to. The fact that y’all so willfully ignore this is astounding to me. And you refuse to admit to yourself that you’re actually ok with relegating those women to collateral damage in order to extract penance from all these dirty sex-having women. These kinds of questions are preposterously disingenuous and every last one of you knows it. It’s not about refusing to answer it because she doesn’t want anyone to know that the answer is “yes.” It’s about understanding how bad actors such as this channel are waiting with frothed mouth delight just desperate for a sound byte to exploit. If there was any way to guarantee her answer could be said while making it impossible to be taken out of context, I’m positive she would have answered plainly. The question was asked in this way specifically to set her up for this very pickle. People who aren’t afraid of the answer, IN CONTEXT, wouldn’t behave with such cowardice.

[@BreezeeGreenz]

@@RiverRat-2112 I do feel sorry for you. Take care of yourself.

[@QueenAnitaSoul1]

​@@BreezeeGreenz You need to feel sorry for yourself

[@BreezeeGreenz]

@@QueenAnitaSoul1 🥂

[@debmumford5608]

I cant believe that she used the statement "shackled"......That was used on purpose....

[@Chulitatr]

Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@ricksmith4736]

It would sure fix the crime issue in America.....

[@Chulitatr]

Kennedy's dumb question is like asking him if he would have a hemorrhoid removed from his mouth. Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@jjackson2240]

@@ricksmith4736 You said it, not me!😂😂

[@lumberpilot]

Lady between you and me, I have been shackled. You most likely never wore shackles. Did you? That's a yes or no question.

[@jimjames895]

She refuses to be "shackled". Typical for those creatures.

[@profepinky5776]

She should be obliged by law, to answer Yes or No, or fined, or fired from her job.😊

[@stevecorino1]

She kept her answer shackled and wouldn’t let it out.

[@garyphillips3552]

She don't know what a woman is. So how she going to answer a tough question like that.

[@dc013]

Oh? So she was controlling him somehow? Is that why he kept interrupting her?

[@JoseppiAJ]

@@dc013 No, she just doesn’t want to answer truthfully, so instead distracts from the question like you’re doing now.

[@wal3hurst887]

I HOPE, THEY UNDERSTAND, THAT BY NOT ANSWERING THE QUESTION, I WILL BE LEFT WITH MY OWN INFERENCE, BASED ON THEIR SQUIRMING AND HEDGING !! 😮😮😮

[@greghunter5627]

As a police officer, if i were standing in a room with a doctor about to end the birth of the child being born, I would arrest the doctor for trying to take the life an the innocent and arrest the mother for facilitating this. Also, someone please explain to me how a doctor, who took an oath to save lives, is able to perform such a “procedure?”

[@cindyluzinski3539]

Bless you!

[@veronicamcleroy5772]

Agree

[@philipb2134]

If you had graduated with a medical diploma: why the hell would you be serving as a police officer?

[@robynnordstrom7799]

The doctor explained that those scenarios don’t happen. Even the senator says it’s a hypothetical question.

[@1retiredknight]

The same way doctors in Germany and Japan performed the "research" that they did in the 1930s and 1940s

[@WilliamJones-sf5pt]

The most helpless soul is a fetus.

[@christiansaravia7865]

How hard is it to answer a simple yes or no question?

[@roses2155]

Ideologues won't simply acknowledge a simple and clear choice. Those that support the woman's absolute choice should simply say, "yes, a mother has the power on life or death over the baby they carry up until birth." Have the courage to say what you believe and then defend your position. By engaging in semantics and dodging the straightforward question with, "I won't be shackled by your question..." is the very reason we can't have adult debates and compromises.

[@disf5178]

Well said, Rose.

[@pappy451]

spot on Rose .

[@rebchizelbeak5392]

They aren’t interested in having a debate. They want your ideas to be villainized not supported with facts. You are playing chess. They are playing Deceit.

[@jjackson2240]

Debates?? Does anyone debate anymore? Do they know how to debate without getting all butt hurt & throw some BS out there so others get all tippy toed with their words??

[@lindaostrom570]

she will remain mentally shackled however and i am happy about that. she is a fine specimen for post birth abortion. no one ever talks about that. what is the end point for post birth abortion?. i have an adult child who is quite the disappointment.

[@spammerscammer]

"I refuse to be shackled by your question" Some people can't ditch the slave mentality. 😅😅😅😅

[@Bearfacts01]

White people, Asians, and Blacks have ALL been slaves at one point or time in history. I wish these people talking would read a book and find out what they are talking about before embarrassing themselves like this.

[@Pete391]

Yep, asking her a question is the same as treating her like a slave....

[@wal3hurst887]

UH OH ! "SHACKLED", HERE COMES THE DEFENSE FOR REPARATIONS !! GOD DAMN, LOONS !!! 😮😮

[@jimbyrne2328]

​@@wal3hurst887I'm Black, I refuse to be shackled.

[@gerarddobinson566]

She's predujust.

[@ace-mj7jt]

People who know they’re doing something wrong will not answer a simple yes or no question plain and simple.

[@truth333s]

Can't answer the question, then you can't join the argument! Go home lady! Why can't they understand his point?

[@OneWouldThink]

Sometimes it’s more revealing by what one won’t say than by what they honestly do say.

[@rybread81]

He ask questions like does your parents know you do drugs? Yes or No? and then yell at the person for calling out the trick question.

[@louiselincoln6557]

@@rybread81 Great analogy!

[@TV-ob1if]

@@rybread81 no he doesn’t. He asked a very clear and specific question and she refused to answer it and never once did he yell at her. You simply believe it’s ok to kill a child in the womb and want to be able to justify it.

[@rybread81]

@@TV-ob1if I'll ask you a very specific question. Do your parents know that you're gay? Yes or No? I'm just trying to understand you better, all I need is a yes or no

[@TV-ob1if]

@@rybread81 that’s not what he asked the bald bitch though , you pod. 😂 😂. He asked them if them if they would support a law that legalized unfettered late term abortion for any reason. The other ones answered very clearly. Their answer was NO. The answer was and should be NO. Understand ? Probably not Plus again. He never yelled at them. Not once.

[@InInfernumPlorans]

Why is it so hard? I'm a doctor and I would say no without hesitation

[@iSirLincoln]

there are situations where an abortion would save a womans life even a week out. We should not put the babies life above the woman's life in these situations. That's why you can't say no, because of the unique situations that crop up. This senator knows how to use words, he would kill the woman to save the baby. That's what this fight is.

[@chrisseidel8999]

@@iSirLincoln what is the specific scenario a week out where the baby must be aborted rather than delivered via emergency c-section? What did the blonde woman in the light blue jacket say that was incorrect? Honestly, asking.

[@jamesanderson2272]

@@iSirLincoln There are also situations, also rare, that require having a high capacity mag in a gun if a gang decides you have something they want.

[@digitalmdrealmd9124]

@@iSirLincoln I'm not an ob/gyn but am an MD and I'm racking my brain trying to come up with a situation where an abortion a week from due date would save the mother's life. A uterus rupture, separation, or blockage is definitely life threatening, but it's not necessary to kill the baby. Severe preeclampsia and eclampsia can also be life threatening but again, there's no need to kill the baby. Maybe I'm just not a start enough doc. Please enlighten me and help me out here.

[@leehensley5019]

@@digitalmdrealmd9124 Well I am not an ob/gyn, or frankly ALOT of other things, but aren't you the answer to your own question? If you can contemplate every imaginable scenario and solution to it, there is no need to ask (as you are the expert and already know the answer). If you cannot contemplate every imaginable scenario and solution to it, there is no need to ask (just rely on the expert ob/gyns that know more). But, if we know anything for a fact, it is nobody needs to ask what anybody might do in the 36th week of a pregnancy when the zealots in the GOP have already passed into law restrictions at 6 weeks, right bright boy?

[@theveggie45]

She's embarrassed to say yes.

[@andrewwarren9055]

The problem is these nominees use their personal feelings as an excuse to not answer the questions

[@PSUIVERSON]

People who murder don't like to say it out loud.

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

Easily fixed. Just call it healthcare. Or reproductive rights.

[@katenoke1571]

Abortion isn't murder. Millions of women would be in prison if it was.

[@TheMadNation]

​@@katenoke1571 Murder is taking a life without reason. So yeah abortion is technically a murder. It would not be a murder if the mother's life is at risk. Except that, its murder. And before you wana argue with some bs argument. Just remeber killing a pegnant woman, is a double homocide.

[@catholicfaithofmine2664]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Phone-sh7jg]

She'd enjoy a bucket of white jewish baby umbilical cords

[@angielee7676]

Senator Kenndy~ You are simply the most admirable person in the US government.

[@Chulitatr]

Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@jgrow953]

Tired of people like that. They obviously have a position on the subject but when asked their position on it, they will not give it and act as if the one questioning them is just the worst person in the world for asking it, simply because it just put their butt in a corner to make them give an answer. They don’t understand responsibility or commitment.

[@dickraw7442]

It is a yes or no question , And it deserves a yes and no answer ! ! 😢

[@petrucioci07]

Thank God for men like senator Kennedy

[@melsop54]

Blows my mind how absolutely NOTHING is ever a simple yes or no answer. You could ask them if they like salt on their popcorn and they would refuse to say yes or no...

[@morlandoemtp]

They shouldn’t be allowed to vote if they can’t even articulate their positions

[@Sas3603]

But its acceptable whe n the Republicans do it right?

[@smokelesschoice165]

I would hate to be a husband or boyfriend to those women who couldn't even answer "Yes" or "No" because if I asked them if they put any Arsenic in my morning coffee and they said, "It's not a question of whether or not Arsenic was put into your coffee but by the basis or context to which your question was addressed within a hypothetical environment from the situations therein.." I would grab my phone and dial 911.

[@eyallev]

do you like salt on your popcorn? any popcorn? you say "yes" and I bring up caremel popcorn, and give you a salt shaker. and ask you to put salt on the popcorn and eat it. suddenly you don't want salt on your popcorn, what happened? did I catch you in a lie? or was the question not a simple "yes or no" question?

[@nunyabidness9301]

Nah, that happened at the movies the other the other night. She said she didn't want to talk about it.....

[@wphhwphh8440]

"The intent of an abortion is a dead baby". That hit me hard.

[@craigbatchelor6869]

It’s not

[@aleksandarlikic7460]

No, it is not. The intent of an abortion is to honor a woman's decision to stop providing her body to another being. It's simply the issue of bodily autonomy, both the woman's and the baby's. If the baby can be delivered at that moment (with the assumption that the baby can survive, perhaps with a help of an incubator), the mother should not have the right to deny the baby to be born. It would be a murder. On the other hand, if the baby cannot survive, it must not be the reason to force the woman to continue providing her body for baby's development any longer. There are already laws, and practice, which grant people the right to deny donating their body parts, even if it would save somebody's life. That should be the framework for laws on abortion.

[@DebL-Aylysh]

That professor is a bane to the existence of all women of her color and their children.

[@MARANATHA-AMEN]

​@@aleksandarlikic7460 that is the very definition of the freedom of choice. The choice to save a life or the choice to end a life... of an individual that you possess power over.

[@billybarnes1763]

​@@aleksandarlikic7460 so.... You DO support unfettered access to abortion. Well at least you are honest enough to add credence to Mr. Kennedy's question. But alas... The intent is a dead baby despite the cycle of the pregnancy. Thank you for your partial honesty even though we dont agree.

[@sarabesaw4447]

If its a "hypothetical" and it's "not happening" then why are they even having this discussion?

[@jonazo7188]

It would be made legal by the law in question. Whether or not it’s a common occurrence doesn’t matter, the law would allow it to happen.

[@Boppinabe]

How terrible their opinions must be that women won't share it when asked.

[@Boppinabe]

Two of the four women questioned seemed to think it was.

[@loganpe427]

It's despicable they refuse to answer for so much of what they want but they know it's wrong. _What does it say about you if you won't speak up for your beliefs?_ They're ashamed of their desires!

[@townsendjean]

Give us a break! ... the question was not only " repulsive and shocking" but is in itself an insult to the intelligence of any responsible medical practitioner. Kennedy has an agenda that's as mischievously evil as it is dead wrong.

[@americaas1210]

Sorry, Kennedy an early term delivery can be 37 weeks through 38 weeks, 6 days. You wouldn’t get an Abortion! Don’t raise politicians very smart down south do they.

[@SpenzOT]

@@americaas1210 You could clip the tip of a sewing needle off and it still wouldn't be missing the point as much as you are now, but please continue.

[@Footy42]

He’s asking a question that doesn’t make sense, that’s why they aren’t answering.

[@ianalan4367]

Footy42 - How does that question not make sense? Either you support late term abortions without restrictions or you don’t.

[@judylaparne9761]

These people are cowards. They know the answer is yes and they won’t say it.

[@westernsellers9148]

Women... Not people. Exactly how you all are in the outside world right?

[@maxb5597]

Just say yes or no!! That's why I can't take anything they say serious! Always excuses smh

[@PanzerAce760]

Not only are these women who are unwilling to answer the question disgusting, but they are dishonest.

[@slipperywhenwet668]

Says the party of mass and school shooters. LMFA

[@jjackson2240]

Call it out right LIARS!

[@RobinDale50]

And THIS is where the left lost the rest of us years ago. The moment Hillary took this stance years ago, that was the end of support for Democrat politics.

[@pappy451]

apparently not since we have a democrat president and all that .

[@Chulitatr]

Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@Chulitatr]

Kennedy's dumb question is like asking him if he would have a hemorrhoid removed from his mouth. Abortions are not performed at birth a$$holes. It proves how ignorant the Republican's are. And they're arrogant and rude and never let anybody answer the damn questions. smfh

[@juliefitzgerald6042]

if only....

[@juliefitzgerald6042]

there were others

[@user-zv6di7xo5l]

Where do these women with this mind set come from. Love this guy Kennedy

[@pattidugger6885]

By not answering, she answered it.

[@stude1953]

I don't know why people can't just say yes or no, if you can't answer a question you shouldn't even be in public office.

[@edwardgibbons6389]

Well, it like a reporter asking Senator Kennedy or any politician a question and they beat around the bush. They will not answer yes or no. Politician don't like it in front of the nation when they are put on the spot.

[@zatoichi4449]

Have you ever read a book, or tried Methamphetamine? It's a yes or no question.

[@robertwelsh4094]

America is not a theocracy.

[@CaribbeanSeaWaters]

@stude1953 Amen to your comment!

[@iceman4660]

@@robertwelsh4094 nothing to do with a theocracy. It's a simple black and white answer. Basically does she support her viewpoint to its natural conclusion. I have come to the conclusion that whether a baby is a clump of cells or a human being depends on whether the woman wants to have the baby or not.

[@jerryshelton1481]

Hell they'd support it to adulthood if they could

[@CommonSense823]

Depends on which party you join.

[@sumduma55]

There is a scientific article published in 2013 in the journal of medical ethics that argues abortion should be available until the baby starts to contribute to its own existence. The concept has been around.

[@CommonSense823]

@@sumduma55 but that wouldn’t protect the majority of adult Democrats.

[@sumduma55]

@@CommonSense823 lol... I never thought of that.

[@jerryshelton1481]

@@CommonSense823 they don't care they're replacing American citizens with illegal immigration

[@rob41137]

“That’s not how abortion works-it’s just a hypothetical.” “Okay, hypothetically, would you do it?” “That’s not how abortion works.” 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@crlheureux]

They hate it when they are asked to answer straightforward questions. Their views are so out of normalcy that it takes a filibuster answer.

[@smgdfcmfah]

Mainly it's because their own voter base isn't entirely behind either answer. The left is never united as half of them are card carrying communists and the other half are just sheepish socialists - and they fckn hate each other. It's like asking a Republican politician if they support a complete removal of ALL restrictions to ownership and carrying of firearms, nationwide. Most do NOT support such a thing, but you'd be amazed how many people would immediately call them a RHINO if they dared to just say 'no'.

[@americaas1210]

Sorry, Kennedy an early term delivery can be 37 weeks through 38 weeks, 6 days. You wouldn’t get an Abortion! Don’t raise politicians very smart down south do they.

[@katenoke1571]

more mansplainin.' Just what we all need, lol

[@mj6493]

Their obfuscation tells me everything I need to know.

[@stevemitz4740]

You also need to know Abortion is a sacrament in the, "Godless Church of Liberalism." As Ann Coulter points out in her book of the same name! [exscrip] "If a martian landed in America and set out to determine the nation's official state religion, he would have to conclude it is liberalism, while Christianity and Judaism are prohibited by law."