Sen. Kennedy SHAMES woke "expert", makes her face reality of what she supports

Summary

Republican Senator John Kennedy questions a pro-choice witness about her stance on late-term abortion, using graphic language to describe the dilation and evacuation procedure typically used to terminate pregnancies after 21 weeks. The witness dodges giving a direct answer, saying abortion is complex. Kennedy accuses the committee chair of protecting the witness by cutting off his questioning. The speaker argues Kennedy exposed an important but gruesome topic, lamenting that abortion ends a human life, and says the witness and chair were effectively cowards for avoiding an honest discussion.

Takeaways

• 💬 Senator Kennedy questions a pro-choice witness about their stance on late-term abortion, specifically up to the moment of birth.
• 🙁 The witness responds that the scenario described by Kennedy rarely occurs and expresses discomfort with simplifying the complex issue of abortion to a binary choice.
• 🧑‍⚕️ The discussion touches on the legality of late-term abortion in various U.S. states, including Vermont, New Jersey, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska, and the District of Columbia.
• 🔥 The witness aims to focus on the economics of abortion rather than moral or legal stances, indicating a preference to avoid the polarizing debate on late-term abortion legality.
• 📝 Kennedy insists on a direct answer, framing the question as a straightforward matter of supporting or opposing late-term abortion for a healthy mother and baby.
• 😩 A second expert describes the use of inflammatory language in discussing abortion and highlights the emotional and traumatic aspects overlooked by such discussions.
• 😬 The conversation shifts to the specifics of a dilation and evacuation procedure at 21 weeks, with Kennedy graphically describing the process to emphasize his point.
• 🚫 The chairman interjects to note Kennedy's expired time, leading to a contention over fairness and procedure within the committee meeting.
• 🙊 Kennedy criticizes Senator Whitehouse's handling of the meeting, labeling him a coward for allegedly suppressing further discussion on the topic.
• 💣 The script concludes with an assertion on the importance of discussing abortion, especially the methods used in later stages, and the inherent rights to life.

Q & A

What was the main topic discussed by Senator Kennedy in the script?

Senator Kennedy discussed the topic of late-term abortion, specifically questioning a pro-choice witness about their stance on abortions up to the moment of birth.

Which states and territories were mentioned by Senator Kennedy as allowing abortion up to the moment of birth?

Senator Kennedy mentioned Vermont, New Jersey, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska, and the District of Columbia as places where abortion up to the moment of birth is legal.

How did the pro-choice witness respond to Senator Kennedy's question about supporting abortion up to the moment of birth?

The pro-choice witness expressed ambivalence, emphasizing the complexity of abortion decisions and stating a preference to trust women and their healthcare providers rather than giving a direct yes or no answer.

What procedure did Senator Kennedy describe for aborting a baby at 21 weeks?

Senator Kennedy described a dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedure, which involves dilating the cervix and using instruments to remove the fetus, potentially including crushing the fetus's head to facilitate removal.

What was the reaction of the chairman to Senator Kennedy's time during the discussion?

The chairman informed Senator Kennedy that his time had expired, indicating a need to move on to other senators waiting for their turn to speak.

What criticism did the host of American Wire level against Senator Whitehouse?

The host criticized Senator Whitehouse for being a coward, alleging that he was picking winners and losers in the committee meeting and stopping Senator Kennedy from continuing his line of questioning.

What was the host's stance on the subject of late-term abortion?

The host described late-term abortion as a 'gruesome' and 'disgusting' act, highlighting the pain the fetus could feel and the traumatic impact on individuals involved.

What underlying message did the host convey about the importance of the right to life?

The host emphasized that the right to life is fundamental, suggesting that without it, other rights do not matter, underscoring the importance of discussing and addressing the issue of abortion.

How did the host view the need for discussing abortion, especially late-term abortion?

The host believed that the subject of abortion, particularly late-term abortion, deserves attention and discussion, despite its gruesome nature, to shed light on the realities and implications of the procedure.

What was the host's perspective on forgiveness and trauma related to abortion?

The host acknowledged the traumatic nature of abortion and the difficulty individuals might face in forgiving themselves for undergoing the procedure, indicating a recognition of the emotional and psychological impacts involved.

Outlines

00:00

🎙️ Senator Kennedy's Intense Abortion Debate

In this intense exchange during a senate committee hearing, Senator Kennedy challenges a pro-choice witness with a provocative question about supporting abortion up to the moment of birth, a practice legal in several states and supported by some within the Democratic party. The witness tries to redirect the discussion towards the economics of abortion, emphasizing her personal ambivalence and trust in women and healthcare providers to make complex decisions. Another expert is accused of using inflammatory language and not acknowledging the grief and trauma associated with the procedure. The senator's detailed description of a late-term abortion procedure is met with time constraints, leading to an accusation of cowardice against Senator Whitehouse for limiting the discussion, highlighting the contentious and emotional nature of the abortion debate.

05:00

🔊 The Importance of Discussing Abortion

The script concludes with a reflection on the gravity and complexity of the abortion debate. It underscores the emotional and moral weight of the subject, acknowledging the trauma and difficulty in forgiving oneself for undergoing an abortion. The speaker argues that this difficult conversation is necessary for the protection of fundamental rights, particularly the right to life, suggesting that without it, other rights lose their significance. The emphasis is on the necessity of open and honest discussion about abortion, despite its challenging nature.

Keywords

💡abortion

The main topic discussed in the video is abortion. It refers to medically terminating a pregnancy, which is a controversial issue with moral and ethical dimensions. The video focuses on late-term abortions, including procedures like dilation and evacuation to remove the fetus.

💡late-term abortion

Late-term abortion refers to the termination of pregnancies after 21 weeks or in the third trimester. The video discusses specific procedures used in these cases, which involves crushing the fetus's skull to extract it. This evokes moral debates about fetal pain and development.

💡fetal pain

The video discusses whether a 21-week old fetus can feel pain during abortion procedures. The ability to perceive pain is used as an argument against late-term abortions by invoking sympathy for the fetus.

💡dilation and evacuation

This is a specific procedure used to terminate pregnancies after 16 weeks of gestation. It involves dilating the cervix and using instruments to remove fetal tissue. The video describes it in graphic detail to argue that late-term abortions are inhumane.

💡women's rights

The pro-choice view mentioned in the video is that access to abortion is essential for preserving women's reproductive rights and healthcare autonomy. Hence the reluctance to support outright bans on late-term procedures.

💡fetal rights

In contrast, the pro-life view stresses moral status and rights of the fetus itself. Banning late-term abortions upholds the right to life of the unborn child, especially as it develops ability to feel pain.

💡inflammatory language

A witness argues that using graphic details about abortion procedures is an attempt to provoke outrage rather than have a reasonable debate. Terms like "crush the baby's head" are emotionally loaded.

💡trauma

Getting a late-term abortion can be emotionally scarring for women. The video argues that focusing only on the procedure ignores this complex human context in which the decisions occur.

💡right to life

The video states that the fundamental right that underpins all others is the right to life itself, which fetuses are deprived of in abortions.

💡coward

The chairman cuts off difficult questioning about late-term abortion details, which the video argues makes him a "coward" unwilling to reveal the graphic realities.

Highlights

Senator Kennedy absolutely destroys pro-choice witness in questioning

Kennedy asks direct questions about late-term abortions that witness avoids answering

Witness says she has ambivalence about abortion and it's a complex issue

Kennedy states late-term abortions are legal in several states

Witness refuses to directly answer if she supports abortions up to birth

Kennedy describes a dilation and evacuation abortion procedure

Kennedy states the doctor would crush the baby's head with pliers in this procedure

Kennedy asks if witness knows this is how abortions happen at 21 weeks

Chairman cuts off Kennedy's questioning saying his time expired

Commentator calls chairman a coward for not allowing Kennedy to continue

Late-term abortion is the darkest subject but deserves to be talked about

Without a right to life, no other rights matter

Late-term abortions are clearly painful for the baby

Having a late-term abortion will be traumatic and tough to forgive yourself for

This gruesome subject deserves an open and honest discussion

Transcripts

hey y'all and welcome to American wire

my name is Brian and Senator Kennedy

absolutely destroys this pro-choice

witness do do you support abortion up to

the moment of

birth so I you know I think

that's that's a really hard question to

answer because that just doesn't happen

you're asking me about something that

simply doesn't happen well it's I will

tell you legal it's legal in uh Vermont

New Jersey Oregon Colorado New Mexico

Alaska and the District of Columbia and

and uh The Loon wing of the democratic

party supports abortion up to the moment

of birth so do you support that or or

oppose

it I don't think let me say I'm here to

talk about the economics of abortion

you're here as an expert ask you're

asking me a question as a person which

I'll answer as a person okay tell me as

a person um I I will tell you as a

person that I have ambivalence about

abortion I will tell you as a person I

haven't personally had an abortion and I

will also tell you as a person looking

at the evidence around me and

understanding how complex the decisions

are that people face okay I'm just

simply

uncomfortable thinking that there's a

simple answer that question I trust

women in their Healthcare Providers it's

real simple you either support abortion

for a healthy mother and baby up to to

the moment of birth or you

don't and I I don't think it's a

difficult question H how about you

doctor do you support if the mother is

healthy and the baby's healthy do you

support abortion up to the moment of

birth so Senator you're using really

inflammatory language to talk about a

medical procedure and it's not a simple

yes or no not to mention when you make

statements like that you're erasing the

grief and the trauma that my you're not

going to answer my question either are

you it's not a question that I think I

know your I think I think I know you're

answer um

Ms

Ford okay let's take a baby at 21 weeks

hold up

M this is a baby at 21 weeks okay um the

baby can feel pain right yes and the

baby's pretty developed right yes and do

you know the name of the procedure that

the doctor would use to abort that baby

at 21 weeks I'm not a doctor but I

believe it's a DNR it's called dilation

and evacuation is that right as far as

understand yeah and first uh the doctor

would would would

dilate um the cervix but then you got to

get the head out the baby's dead but

maybe not maybe it's still in pain but

then you you you got to get the head out

and even with the cervix dilated you got

to get the head out which is hard so

then the doctor would go in and and and

use those pliers to crush the baby's

head is that

right as far as and then she'd pull the

head out the crush call out right

Senator Kennedy your time has expired

here you gave the others plenty of time

Mr chairman just letting you know your

time's expired your other senator's

waiting well you also I was waiting when

you were letting others

I'm sorry you don't want to hear about

what happened I don't think anybody an

actual abortion I thought that was what

we were here to talk about well folks

that's what we call a coward Senator

White House is being essentially a

coward and then he's uh picking winners

and losers in a senate committee meeting

just shameful and he's a coward because

he does not want any more of this

information to get out and will stop

Senator Kennedy when he is legally

allowed to instead of allowing Kennedy

to continue the line of thought and the

line of questioning which is you know

the point of these senate committee

hearings and that's probably the darkest

subject we might ever cover it's

a it it is a gruesome thought to know

that that's that's how they do it once

the baby has reached a certain

point that's how abortions are performed

and obviously it's a disgusting act the

baby clearly feels the

pain and I I I kind of feel bad for

people who who under who have to undergo

this sort of stuff this this stuff is

traumatic this these are things that you

will never be able to undo you will it's

going to be tough uh forgiving yourself

for it I understand

that but this subject needs to be talked

about this subject deserves to be talked

about because our rights begins

somewhere and if we don't have the right

to Li to live if we don't have the right

to live if we don't have the right to

life then none of the others matter it's

just that simple and I know it's a

gruesome subject but man it at least let

him speak honestly about

it