In a heated Senate hearing today, Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley took a firm stand against the erosion of basic scientific facts in favor of progressive ideology.

During a session of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee focused on the safety and regulation of abortion pills, Hawley repeatedly pressed Dr. Nisha Verma, an OB/GYN and senior advisor to Physicians for Reproductive Health, on a straightforward question: Can men get pregnant? Verma, brought in as a witness by Senate Democrats, dodged the query multiple times, claiming she wasn’t sure of the “goal” behind it and accusing the line of questioning of being “polarizing.”

Yes, we are at that point in society we now have “experts” labeling questions on basic biology, of which she should know as a doctor, as being “polarizing.” This exchange, which quickly went viral on social media, highlights a growing frustration amongst Americans with the left’s reluctance to affirm biological realities.

Hawley, known for his no-nonsense approach, emphasized that his aim was simple: “The goal is just to establish a biological reality. You said just a moment ago that science and evidence should control, not politics.” Yet, Verma, who identifies as a provider of reproductive healthcare and uses “she/her” pronouns, refused to give a direct yes-or-no answer. Instead, she pivoted to discussing how she cares for “people with many identities,” suggesting the question reduced the “complexity” of the issue.

This moment encapsulates the broader cultural battle over gender and science.

Biological sex is binary; men (biological males) cannot get pregnant, whilst women (biological females) can. This isn’t a matter of opinion or politics, it is a matter rooted in centuries of medical and scientific understanding.

Hawley’s persistence wasn’t about trapping Verma but about testing her credibility as a medical professional. As he put it, “I’m trying to get to an answer, and I’m trying to test, frankly, your veracity as a medical professional and as a scientist.”

So, why is this so difficult for figures like Verma to acknowledge reality? What imaginary muzzle has been placed on her and those with similar ideologies?

Common stances argue it’s because acknowledging this truth would undermine the leftist narrative that gender is fluid and detached from biology. But I would take this a step further and state that the denial of reality is intentional, for if we rid society of absolute truths, then anything goes, we get to determine what is our own “truth.”

And in most cases, such personally determined “truths” are merely created based upon “lived experience” and/or feelings, two very destabilizing determinants.

Organizations like Physicians for Reproductive Health, which Verma represents, often align with left-leaning causes, including expansive views on so-called “transgender rights.” In this worldview, affirming that only women can get pregnant is exclusionary to men identifying as “transgender.” However, conflating gender identity with biological function leads to dangerous policies, such as allowing biological males access to women’s spaces or, in this hearing’s context, enabling abusive men to obtain abortion pills under false pretences.

The hearing also touched on real-world concerns, like stories of men coercing women into abortions by procuring drugs like mifepristone. Florida Republican Senator Ashley Moody first raised the question to Verma, pointing out how easy it is for anyone, including men, to order these pills online, potentially for nefarious purposes. Hawley further built on this by underscoring the need for clear distinctions based on biology to protect vulnerable women and ensure medical regulations are grounded in facts, not ideology.

This isn’t the first time conservatives have clashed with leftist witnesses over biology.

We can recall similar exchanges involving figures like Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearings. But today’s showdown with Dr. Verma serves as a stark reminder: When even a board-certified OB/GYN hesitates to state the obvious, it raises questions about how far political correctness has infiltrated science and medicine, and in today’s case, it shows that the rot runs deep.

Thankfully, there are those within the halls of government, like Senator Hawley, who are cutting through the noise and demanding accountability.

Because ultimately, if we can’t agree on basic truths like who can get pregnant or what a woman is, how can we have honest discussions about policy? Time is running out for the left, no longer can they evade reality. Now, they have nowhere to hide.

They must begin embracing truth.

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