'I can't even fathom that ... just like you probably can't imagine what you would do if your daughter was raped': Abortion doctor responds when Republican Rep. asks if children can still be terminated if they are 'halfway out of the birth canal'

Daily Mail UK ^ | May 18, 2022 | Elizabeth Elkind

[Morgana]

A Congressional hearing on abortion access grew heated on Wednesday when Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana demanded a gynecologist give her stance on performing the procedure when an infant is 'halfway out of the birth canal.'

The doctor shot back that she could not even 'fathom' such a scenario, adding as a comparison: 'Just like you probably can't imagine what you would do if your daughter was raped.'

The House Judiciary Committee is hearing from a panel of experts including Dr. Yashica Robinson, a board-certified OB-GYN and a board member with Physicians for Reproductive Health, as tensions mount over the Supreme Court potentially overturning the landmark 1973 decision Roe v. Wade.

The hearing was conducted to contemplate the future of abortion rights and legislation if the court's final decision goes the way of the leaked draft in the coming months.

It was suggested the high court's conservative supermajority is poised to overturn federal abortion protections granted in the case, according to a leaked draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito.

During the hearing Johnson prefaced his question to Robinson, the only medical doctor on the panel, by saying she would 'clearly support the right to abort a 20 week old unborn child.'

'So I would love for you to explain to us, in your medical opinion, at what point in pregnancy should having an abortion no longer be an option?' the conservative asked.

Robinson explained that 'every pregnancy is unique and different' and that 'patients need to have access to care' on a case-by-case basis.

Johnson cut her off, 'Let me let me ask you - do you support the right of a woman who's just seconds away from birthing a healthy child to have an abortion?'

[Organic Panic]

Would a rape victim wait 9 months? OR, maybe take the morning after pill which (excuse my ignorance if I am incorrect) pretty much just prevents conception by triggering menstruation or ovulation depending on the type? The “rape” these pro abortionists speak of are most likely by a woman who gets pregnant and regrets having unprotected sex with someone and uses that as justification. I know for 100% fact women have used that excuse (people I know all the way back in college).