Overview
- During the Senate HELP Committee hearing titled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs," GOP senators pressed Democratic witness Dr. Nisha Verma to answer whether men can get pregnant.
- Verma declined a yes-or-no response, saying she treats patients with “many identities” and calling such questions a political tool that reduces complexity.
- Senators Ashley Moody and Josh Hawley led the questioning, with Hawley asserting for the record that only women get pregnant and questioning Verma’s credibility for not agreeing.
- A clip of the exchange circulated widely on social media, with one video drawing more than 3 million views within hours, overshadowing discussion of mifepristone safety.
- The committee’s broader review of medication-abortion regulation and concerns about misuse, including alleged coercion via abortion pills, continues without any immediate policy changes.