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."

[@Will-y4z]

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" ???

[@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

[@Ensoniqdude]

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

[@bertvanmourik2345]

@@Ensoniqdude or no?

[@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 🤷‍♂️

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@smarterthanu6299]

How mighty "BLACK" of her! 🤣 History DOES repeat itself.

[@linamarie84]

They are OBLIGATED to answer. They don't have a darn choice to not answer!! Oh I could never be in the same room I don't know what I would do

[@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.

[@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?

[@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.

[@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?

[@haltes]

@@vanessammiller3436 He asked about abortion up to 9 months FOR ANY REASON. The answer 'No' does not mean 'no abortions up to 9 months for any reason' it means 'not for every reason abortion up to 9 month should be allowed', so your example is pointless.

[@albundy6008]

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

[@Sullivan1969]

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. ​@@Sullivan1969

[@danashull3208]

@@albundy6008A viable baby can’t be aborted. The question isn’t hypothetical. It’s moot.

[@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.

[@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

[@donnavaresi4171]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@nchinth]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@ThePenoyer62]

Refusing to answer says it ALL!!!!

[@BettyA-bo4pg]

I thought she was an economist not a medical expert.

[@sharonLeckie-ni8bm]

Unborn babies have a heartbeat and feel pain....murder

[@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".

[@Will-y4z]

@@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@mariateresavillafan6760]

Lord have mercy on us and in the whole world 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@NoNameMcGee-x8r]

Conflating things that don't have any relation to anything else, is what Leftists do.

[@SharkVsTree]

You might want to keep reading. The same statute will tell you who has rights to life, liberty, property, and due process of law. (Hint: It's not the unborn.)

[@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 !! 😮😮😮

[@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.

[@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.

[@jakemitchell1671]

I spent my entire young life earning degrees to become a college professor. No one helped me. I paid my own way. I succeeded. Then I got into the life of academia. Within 1 year I was so distraught over this kind of crap I quit. I started my own business, about starved and almost lost my family, but 20 years later I know it was the best decision of my life.

[@andreatuckman1084]

Obviously the two women who refused to answer were uncomfortable in doing so. If a person believes in something, they shouldn’t be embarrassed to admit it. If they’re embarrassed, it’s because they know it’s wrong.

[@smith5385]

100% correct.

[@GrindOnTime]

Exactly

[@stephenfarry3151]

But women in almost all cases don't abort up to the time of birth unless their are complications. So why talk about something that doesn't really happen? Kennedy is talking out his ass. Go watch Amanda Zurawski when she was a witness in the senate hearings. She almost died. May as well say, do you support abortion once the child is born. Hmm, they did ask that question. Answer given was, that's not abortion but murder and already covered by law.

[@covetprice]

Cowardly acts are what they just got exposed to doing.

[@jamesanderson2272]

It’s not about embarrassment. They see what the “medical profession” did to Dr Robert Malone for not following their rules.

[@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 🥂

[@davidogden3352]

They can never just answer a question that’s how you know that they’re liars

[@breft3416]

No worse than having the privilege of never being questioned or avoiding them at all costs. Much less asking stupid questions like the one he is asking.

[@forever-raine]

that's because most people don't know what an abortion actually is. and the senator is being purposefully vague, creating a loaded question. an abortion is the termination of a pregnancy before a fetus is viable. if there is a late term abortion, then there is some information that is needed to make a conclusion.

[@laurabar57]

That question is the same as a wife asking her husband, does this dress make me look fat. Lots of luck with that.

[@lovelysimfukwe4380]

A teacher who can't straight forward answer a question 😢

[@chappyreggae]

If you’re afraid to say publicly what you say privately, you already know you’re wrong

[@kmaben8985]

This.

[@therant3837]

I'd say that's rather obvious.

[@bober1019]

they seem to forget the life of the women..

[@Kurt77777]

@@bober1019 Abortion is not a women's issue. The only issue concerning abortion is the right to life, period. Only the most selfish women think that it is about themselves. Children have the right to life and no one has the right to end a child's life. The baby has a separate body which is not the mother's body. The baby also has a father who may not want the mother to end his daughter's life. The father may not want the mother to end his son's life. Both the father and the child have rights, and only the most selfish women think otherwise.

[@Kurt77777]

@@bober1019 I am a man. There is no such thing as a trans man, and you think incorrectly concerning my abilities and your political ideology.

[@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.

[@wdblackman]

Evil can't ever admit the fact that it is evil. In doing so it loses its ability to disguise itself and parade around as good.

[@creampuffwar4457]

You hit the nail on the head - best and most insightful comment on this thread

[@hilbert551]

Yes, a very astute observation.

[@thomthom6268]

Or they don't wanna, by edict, tell other women what to do. 3rd trimester abortions are so rare. Why are you even asking the question? I can't answer that question for someone else. Nor should the state.

[@thomthom6268]

Doug, if the fetus is viable, you do your damn best to maintain it. But otherwise, you save the woman. If both live, yay.

[@neglectfulsausage7689]

@@thomthom6268 Everyone has fundamental moral and ethical values. If you believe that women need access to abortion up to birth, whether its for complications, or becuase of poverty, then the question "do you believe in unfettered access ot abortion up to 9 months" is an easy yes or no. If you do not believe that abortion up to birth is valid unless the mothers life is in danger, then you would say no. if you believe in abortion for any reason, you would say yes. Its that simple. People who stall and stonewall are being deceptive. Deceptive behavior is the mark of manipulators.

[@RockChickFace]

All that ignorance in one head. Amazing

[@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.

[@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.

[@rw9692]

Kennedy is awesome!!! God bless him!

[@Josh-c5u]

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 😂

[@childebrand1]

“I refuse to be shackled by your 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 .

[@FilmFlam-8008]

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.

[@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.

[@calebwalker1]

It’s hard to say the truth when it puts evil on full display

[@robertnicke3259]

As an anesthesiologist, in over 40 years of practice, I am proud to say I have NEVER met a doctor, nurse, or any ancillary personnel who would be a party to ANY abortion past the FIRST trimester. No caring person would ever support anything else OR be a party to it.

[@BettyA-bo4pg]

So, the life of your patient wouldn’t come first. Wow.

[@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

[@anitadupper7088]

So sad that nothing is right or wrong any more😭.

[@TL-175]

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

[@stargazing123bw9]

Sen. John Kennedy.....I like him. He puts it right out there with a smile and all do respect....

[@klacy5555]

Her non answer say's it all.

[@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?

[@Chris-b4w8t]

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

[@MrFreeman0179]

Obviously very hard for highly educated physicians.

[@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

[@espiritlibre]

If you cannot answer it then you know the truth and you’re afraid to speak it

[@zerpblerd5966]

I view it more as a subconscious fear prohibiting them from facing the truth about their position

[@mlbqbb]

If being born, and by extension life itself, is such a great and wondrous thing, why is everyone in this comment section so upset?

[@tansendaub6150]

Monsters in human form. They won’t answer because they know it’s wrong. Disgusting

[@mikeoz4803]

Anyone supporting the murder of a baby up to the day of birth should themselves be aborted!!

[@sidali2590]

The monsters are the evil anti abortion movement

[@elster99]

These are the trolls of ancient myth that devoured babies.

[@scottherndon5485]

I find the Senator arrogant and abusive in his "got-cha" questions. Embarrassing for America.

[@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.

[@TJackson4296]

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.

[@niloferkhan5275]

She is saying YES but is afraid to say it audibly

[@LawrenceTierce-pu3by]

I think the woman is answering the question by not answering it. It must be fun teaching BILGE to young skulls full of mush and destroying their ability to think critically and turning them into mind numbed robots

[@jenniehughes6927]

Refusing to answer is the obvious answer.

[@jakeg3126]

Yea it’s like she’s squirming on a torture chair trying to avoid another shock

[@mattschrader5047]

Wouldn't want to go on the record championing infanticide.

[@MrGlastar1]

No AMERICAN had a problem killing children in VIETNAM! SO...what's the problem now???

[@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.....

[@rep3e4]

It’s terrible that she won’t answer

[@mange2]

Sometimes your answer is even clearer when you don't answer the question.

[@MmM20978]

💯

[@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.

[@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.

[@Angela-iv7qy]

Deviant Democrats are never honest. They know it’s wrong, that’s why they refuse to answer the question.

[@Said.Z2]

This man is legend!

[@metju691]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@carolann2930]

So their answer is “yes” - they’re just unwilling to say it out loud. Horrifying.

[@cpiercejr]

No, Thaey are smart thoughtful woman. Everything isn't black and white, but you really can't think for yourself.

[@MmM20978]

❤

[@clairefrier2353]

You shouldn’t jump to assumptions.

[@cheers1061]

Absolutely, their answer is YES!! DISGUSTING!!!

[@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 !

[@erichansen3641]

The thought of bombing innocent children in Gaza is also disgusting and morbid.

[@peterartkin8057]

And it doesn't happen.

[@cm6string]

@@erichansen3641 ok? Yes

[@cm6string]

@@peterartkin8057 yet these people support it

[@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.

[@micheleclaassens1874]

God Bless You Senator Kennedy. ❤

[@paulzimmerman7895]

I refuse to be shackled by truth and honesty.

[@americaas1210]

Truth is, 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.

[@karanmeredith8484]

He is such a hypocrite!

[@chevlife3311]

More race card BS

[@rob41137]

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

[@shannonstickells3903]

Love My Senator speaking for the Babies!!! They can't even answer the questions!!!

[@j.alexander4948]

​@@halfrek"pro-truth" is pro-Jesus and Jesus is pro-life

[@pickmeasinner]

When you have nothing to be ashamed of, like those 2 ladies who said "no", giving honest answers is easy. They can manage a simple no. Proving it is a simple yes or no question. Also proving the deceit in the other 2

[@rozgnatt1]

There is no yes or no in such a case. Kennedy's question is specious - for those who don't know what "specious" means, it is "superficially plausible, but actually wrong."

[@marcboss6]

The question was horseshit. It never gets old watch old white men trying to mansplain the ins and out of female healthcare. Republicans are dooming themselves electorally with this crap

[@heynow01]

​@@rozgnatt1 Wrong, it is the most important question to be answered. Yes, you agree it is okay to terminate your babies life even at or after birth for "any" reason Or no, it is not permissable for a doctor or healthcare provider to either by direct medical procedures or through declining normal health care support, to kill a child at "any" time for "any" reason during the pregnancy or at birth or after birth. Currently only countries like China and N. Korea and America's NY State, treat babies with this low regard for life. When the NY State bill passed last year, the democrat majority stood up and cheered and applauded as though they just cured cancer, because in their minds, a baby is a cancer and should not have any right to life, even if born. It was a site that I never imagined could happen in a civilized American society. It is the beginning of the end of American values and human kindness and dignity. Some people believe that a mother's life always comes first and if a pregnancy is determined to be life threatening to the Mother, that is an exception to allow an abortion. And that would have been a fair and honest answer, but because they refused to answer, they male their opinion obvious and not in favor of a child's right to life.

[@MegaJugganot]

@@heynow01 "a mother's life always comes first and if a pregnancy is determined to be life threatening to the Mother, that is an exception to allow an abortion." I'm no expert int he English language, but that doesn't sound like a "yes" or a "no" to me...

[@heynow01]

@@MegaJugganot Kennedy clearly framed his question to make sure it was a yes or no answer. He did that to quickly draw out the extremist mentality these activist witnesses share, with the view of only a very few countries. The US became for the first time, a country that also permits infanticide per the newly passed law in NY State. In NY State, you can now tell your doctor to terminate your child for any reason and at any time including birth. If you answer yes, any time and any conditions, it puts you into an extremist category. You either know it's not just wrong but, murder when the baby is fully formed and or just born and you still request the taking of it's life, without "any" conditions or "any" reason. In New York, you don't even have to be suffering a life threatening condition for the Mother to terminate your child. The newly passed law allows a mother the full and unconditional authority to terminate her child's life at any time and including birth. That is why he asked the question and why it is important to understand how a person answers and feels about this. It identifies how far gone you are, in terms of valuing human life. The guests that refused to answer knew they didn't want to be associated with that kind of disgusting and vile opinion, but wouldn't dare say any conditions or time limits should be included, because they want no restrictions or time limits in their mission to murder option.

[@mikeconcino4022]

They won't truthfully answer the question because they don't want to appear as cold and heartless as they are.

[@mikeburrill779]

Maybe they should plead the 5th

[@atysinger]

They are evil enough to avoid the question but too cowardly to admit what they believe.

[@splashhash12]

The doctor gave an answer, his hypothetical *never* happens. The question is ridiculous.

[@mikeconcino4022]

@@splashhash12 The doctor answered a question that wasn't asked. The question was, would you support of vote for a bill that removes all restrictions on abortion. Yes or no.

[@kevinwaalker]

@@mikeburrill779 Just like Trump

[@BillySnipes2010]

She really don't want to answer anything at all!

[@jennybfoxxy]

Doctors wanted me to receive a D&C for my 24 week old baby because he had a genetic anomaly and had a hole in his heart. I chose adoption. He's still alive... a healthy 13 year old boy. THE DOCTORS wanted that for my child.

[@amkarei]

EVERY pregnancy is a crap shoot. My mother gave birth to just such a baby as yours, who lived for 3 days. My Mother had excellent health insurance, so, if there HAD been a chance, that baby M A Y have made it, like yours. That's not ALWAYS the case. Don't be too quick to judge someone whose shoes you have not walked in.

[@OK-Take5]

@butch noneed See Nina Reis above.

[@NanyaB683]

​@@amkarei so it's still okay to kill the baby?

[@Bandomeme]

But in the end, the final say was yours. I don’t see the problem. It’s not a question of their “wanting” something for your child. Your doctors did their job by pointing out the odds against your baby being able to live a healthy life. You decided to go ahead anyway and you were lucky. I’m happy for you. Other cases like yours have had less positive outcomes.

[@tlindsay1007]

Exactly. Doctors should not want to kill babies. Unfortunately, many women have been programmed by the people and organizations who got rich on unnecessary abortions, like Planned Parenthood. They've used cult language and pressure and continue doing it. Now that P.P. has lost millions of $$'s from some states not allowing abortions, or putting time limits on it, they're going after our school kids. Why? Not because they care about children, but because they can sell hormone blockers at $10k a pop. Unfortunately, there are also hospitals and doctors getting in on the act of mutilating our children, because doing trans surgery and providing them with the hormones for "transitioning" is a huge cash cow, both when they do the surgery, and the life-long health problems and mental challenges that they caused on that child. Killing and mutilating perfectly healthy babies is NOT compassionate. Wake up women and stop letting them use you! THEY DON"T CARE ABOUT YOU or YOUR CHILDREN.

[@JDawghasaTruck]

“I refuse to be fettered by reality”

[@jasonwiley798]

That would be senator Kennedy. The doctors told him that his hypothetical is not reality.

[@doctorsteve9476]

I believe she was the one who used the word "shackled".

[@savage22bolt32]

She pulled the "shackled" card....

[@fuzzipariah]

@@jasonwiley798 Kermit Gosnell was reality.

[@d.v.crystal5589]

He pulled the ‘let’s fetter women’ card.

[@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 .

[@dj_phonefilesoppof1s874]

They're blinded by the ruler of this world

[@coletrainhetrick]

Their trained not to, just like they're trained not to explicitly show how brutal abortion actually is

[@melissageno4591]

John Kennedy thank you for moving to protect the voiceless and defenseless.

[@ypaulbrown]

Kennedy is my Hero.......always on point, at least when I have listened or seen him on video

[@Khyron9]

"Senator Kennedy I refuse to be shackled by your question." Wow.

[@IowaMan]

this lady is a teacher lmao smh

[@margimackowski-seif9305]

Then, why in the heck do you try to present yourself to your fellow faculty members and students as a source in this debate. You are a sham.

[@d.m.3133]

He would not let her speak. It’s not a yes or no question. There are grey areas.

[@IowaMan]

@@d.m.3133 it was pretty yes or no mate

[@cherianmathai5013]

If a person came to the doctor for an abortion and if the doctor was pro-abortion doctor, that doctor will find a category in which that abortion can be made possible. They wont say it openly. But I believe it will be done. I really appreciate the two that said NO.

[@janetcampbell9286]

If the woman is close to giving birth, the average abortion provider, doctor isn't going to be able to do that procedure. Late Term abortions are very dangerous & are only done by a specified 3-4 doctors in the U.S. They are much more expensive because of their risk & the women will have to be kept in a recovery room afterwards. The average abortion doctor would give a medical referral & most likely the woman could claim mental duress especially if she's had previous mental health issues. I've studied up on this when Dr. Tiller of Kansas City was shot & killed because he performed such abortions. These people are die-hard dedicated abortionists.

[@davidarbogast37]

You mean that they will simply provide the option of an abortion. Let's not fall down the right-wing rabbit hole here.

[@marklynn7618]

The face of evil.

[@victoriamcclelland8353]

Her silence is a yes.

[@Zenoff64]

Not really. Hes trying to catch her in a gotcha when the issue is deeply complicated.

[@Bro_Joe]

@@Zenoff64 What's "deeply complicated"? The problem is that "certain people" are ALWAYS over-thinking an issue. The guy ask a SIMPLE QUESTION that requires a YES or NO answer. If this was a test question on a piece of paper, OR BETTER YET, on a BALLOT, you would not have an option to VENT your views.

[@QueenAnitaSoul1]

​@@Bro_Joe That men especially good old white men trying to control women's bodies they are not the ones who got the carry the babies full-term so who are they to dictate what a woman should do

[@jhnsvic]

This is an unanswerable question. This something that does not happen. It’s something that pro-birthers and republicans try to use.

[@callMeMK]

​@@Bro_Joe it's a scarecrow argument. If there was a bill saying we needed to ban all science and someone asks "has science ever lead to death or disaster?" (Fukushima, corona, ECT.) Obviously the answer is yes. But it's more complicated. Yet that yes would be all they would focus on. And ban all science without hearing you out. FORCING A YEA OR NO is manipulative and setting up a narrative

[@governor7203]

Such a scary situation when they literally can't answer the question...

[@sitarnut]

Not so much scary, but pure Evil....

[@jmccallion2394]

@@sitarnut Sure that they don't even know what a woman is!

[@80cardcolumn]

They CAN answer the question, i.e. they are physically able to speak and understand English. The problem is that they literally WON'T answer the question.

[@jfurl5900]

@@80cardcolumn If you understand english you would know full well that those questions are a trap and cannot be answered by yes or no . Also Kennedy could be asked did he stop beating his wife , yes or no.

[@mnwotlmbs]

I found the fact that he could ask the question even more scary.

[@randallsmerna384]

"as I've already explained, I'm going to obfuscate and deflect the question because I am being deceitful..."

[@nickt.7305]

Exactly, well said.

[@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

[@1blastman]

In 1915, my grandmother was having trouble with her pregnancy, the local doctors encouraged her to abort the baby, for her own survival, but she refused to kill her soon to be born child. She was in an area where illegal, but "safe" abortions were performed. She told the doctors that "God could not forgive her for killing her baby, and she could not forgive herself." She felt the love she had for her child in her womb. She went on to give birth her third child in January of 1916. The baby was premature, but survived. My grandmother sadly died one month after giving birth. That child grew up to marry and had two children of which I am the oldest. I am married and my wife and I have two sons. Both are married and one has a son. So, three generations later, my family is thriving thanks to the courage and strong faith that my grandmother had. My grandmother made a decision based on her bonding with her child, faith and the risks at the time, to keep her baby to term and risk her life in the process. My family is forever grateful to her for that. Now, if a woman chooses to terminate her pregnancy, and kill her baby, that's her legal option, but my faith tells me to thank God every day that I can live this life thanks to the faith and love of my grandmother. If a woman decides to terminate their pregnancy for no good reason, she will have to answer to God for eternity.

[@thesisypheanjournal1271]

That doctor clearly answered that question yes. He asked something very clear. If a woman was a week from delivery date and said she changed her mind would you do an abortion? She didn’t say no. That means yes.

[@beckiwildeman600]

She said she is an abortion doctor. She has no intention of saving the child. Thats Murder.

[@LukeSly91]

Can you imagine waking up monday to friday and killing innocent children from 9:00-5:00?

[@beckiwildeman600]

@@LukeSly91 never !

[@cliftonmcnalley8469]

​@@beckiwildeman600 Abortion is not murder. Removing a fetus is NOT murder. If it is discovered at 7 or 8 months that a baby does not have a large section of its head and brain - there is only a massive scooped out section of nothing - that medical decision should be left to the mother and her doctor - not anyone spewing invented mental illness delusions that do not exist in any Bible.

[@thesisypheanjournal1271]

@@LukeSly91 It's ghoulish work and it damages them psychologically and spiritually.

[@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!

[@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!!!!!!!!!

[@CazaDeYork]

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?

[@RivalAudioTTV]

Been a doctor for how many years and never seen that situation?.... Sus

[@Paris45627]

I love Kennedy he’s cool calm like a rock star