Witness Tells off Sen. Kennedy in Abortion Hearing: ‘Don’t Ask a Question if You Don’t Want to Know the Answer’

Kennedy Should the mother ░░░░░░░░ that juncture have the ░░░░░░░░ clearly viable child to ░░░░░░░░ abort the child My ░░░░░░░░ is not unrealistic MADDOW ░░░░░░░░ I think that every ░░░░░░░░ If your answer I ░░░░░░░░ t save my time ░░░░░░░░ your answer is going ░░░░░░░░ be That never happens ░░░░░░░░ me got to Ms ░░░░░░░░ What do you think ░░░░░░░░ Well senator first of ░░░░░░░░ don t ask a ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ to know the answer ░░░░░░░░ I think one Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ I m asking you ░░░░░░░░ But I m saying ░░░░░░░░ you senator one percent ░░░░░░░░ percent of abortions happen ░░░░░░░░ 21 weeks or later ░░░░░░░░ I think the premise ░░░░░░░░ your question sets up ░░░░░░░░ conversation about abortion that ░░░░░░░░ unfair It is rarely ░░░░░░░░ that ever the instance ░░░░░░░░ the vast majority of ░░░░░░░░ and abortions that are ░░░░░░░░ late in a pregnancy ░░░░░░░░ to do with severe ░░░░░░░░ medical circumstances And I ░░░░░░░░ your point senator I ░░░░░░░░ your point But with ░░░░░░░░ due respect I also ░░░░░░░░ the chances of people ░░░░░░░░ of getting all the ░░░░░░░░ through a pregnancy and ░░░░░░░░ sort of saying I ░░░░░░░░ t want it is ░░░░░░░░ to women.”