Here we go again…
Today, the Senate HELP Committee held a hearing about the dangers of mail-order abortion pills.
Dr. Nisha Verma, a gynecologist and obstetrician, was called in as a Democrat witness to assure us all that the drugs are safe and should be legal.
As she put it, “Evidence should control, not politics.”
That’s when Republican Sen. Josh Hawley turned her own words back around on her.
In response to Verma’s claim that we should go based on evidence and not politics, Hawley asked her a very basic question to see if she actually believed her own statement: “Can men get pregnant?”
Based on scientific evidence, the answer to Sen. Hawley’s question should have been simple. A definitive no.
Of course, men can’t get pregnant!
But, that’s not how “Dr.” Verma responded.
Instead, she dodged the question and spouted off some word salads as Sen. Hawley continued to press her for a yes/no answer.
Watch the full exchange here:
SPOILER ALERT: Men cannot get pregnant pic.twitter.com/08JwHUlxIj
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) January 14, 2026
For those who prefer to read, here’s a partial transcript:
HAWLEY: Dr. Verma, do you think that men can get pregnant?
ADVERTISEMENTVERMA: I was not sure where the conversation was going, I was not sure what the goal is.
I take care of patients with many different identities…Many women
HAWLEY: The goal is just the truth. Can men get pregnant?
VERMA: Again, the reason I paused there is because I’m not sure what the goal…
HAWLEY: The goal is just to establish a biological reality. You just said a moment ago that science and evidence should control, not politics.
So, let’s just test that proposition. Can men get pregnant?
VERMA: I take care of people with many identities, but um…
HAWLEY: Can men get pregnant?
ADVERTISEMENTVERMA: Many women can get pregnant. I take care of many people.
HAWLEY: Let me just remind you what you testified to moments ago: evidence should control, not politics. So, can men get pregnant?
VERMA: I believe that science and evidence should guide medicine…
HAWLEY: Can men get pregnant?
VERMA: I also believe that yes/no questions are a political tool.
HAWLEY: Yes/no questions are about the truth, doctor. Let’s not make a mockery of this proceeding.
This affects real people with real lives. You’ve been called by the other side as an expert.
You’ve been telling us you follow the science and the evidence…Based on that, can men get pregnant? Yes or no?
VERMA: I think you’re trying to reduce the complexity of…
HAWLEY: No, I’m not…I’m trying to test your veracity. As a medical professional and a scientist, can men get pregnant?
VERMA: I think you’re also conflating…
HAWLEY: This is extraordinary. No, I’m not conflating male and female; they’re two different things. Can men get pregnant?
ADVERTISEMENTVERMA: What you’re talking about is biological males, uh…
HAWLEY: This isn’t hard, doctor. Can men get pregnant? Yes or no?
VERMA: I would be more than happy to have a conversation with you that is not from a place of trying to be polarizing…
HAWLEY: I’m not trying to be polarizing…It’s extraordinary that we are in a hearing about science and about women. For the record, it is women who get pregnant, not men.
I thought we were past all of this, frankly.
VERMA: I am a person of science. I’m here to represent the complex experiences of women, my patients, and I don’t think polarized rhetoric or questions serve that goal.
HAWLEY: It is not a polarizing question to say that there is a scientific difference between men and women…It is also by the way, the United States Constitution, which offers a variety of protections to women as women.
This woman just lost all her credibility as a witness and as a medical doctor.
It’s stunning that someone who can’t even recognize the biological differences between a man and a woman is licensed to practice medicine — and, in Dr. Verma’s case, not just any type of medicine but obstetrics and gynecology!
Frankly, it’s terrifying.
What mother wants to have their baby delivered by someone who thinks a man can give birth?
Tommy is on-point:
Jokes aside, this is serious. If a physician cannot clearly answer a basic biological question about sex, we have a problem. Medicine depends on precision and clarity. Avoidance isn’t compassion.. it’s a failure of professional responsibility.
— Tommy. T (@tallmetommy) January 14, 2026
I have to agree with this:
Any doctor who cannot answer this question should have their medical license revoked.
— American Principles Project (@approject) January 14, 2026
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