Democrat congressman slammed for ‘demonic’ comments about ‘favorite kind of abortion’

By: Calvin Freiburger, originally published April 30, 2026, LifeSiteNews.com

WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — Pro-life U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill’s (R-TX) recent grilling of an abortion advocate has provoked hostility from pro-abortion voices, but arguably the most revealing so far has come from U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI).

During a recent hearing  on Capitol Hill, Gill illustrated the barbarity of abortion by pressing abortion advocate Jessica Waters on her “favorite method of abortion.” She refused to answer as he pressed on with graphic descriptions of several abortion methods.

“You don’t want to talk about abortion itself – why is that? Is it because it’s uncomfortable to talk about?” Gill asked. “It should be uncomfortable […] I wouldn’t want to talk about this either if I were you, because it is barbaric and evil.” 

On X, Indian-born Thanedar, who represents part of Detroit,  opined  on Gill’s remarks, “Remember folks, Republicans are NOT the party of creepy men trying to intrude their way into women’s private business, they just want to interrogate you about your favorite abortion method at a national congressional hearing.”

Gill responded by posing his original question to Thanedar, who replied, “My favorite kind of abortion is the kind that’s safe, legal, accessible, and none of your d-mn business to regulate. And no amount of fearmongering by describing what goes on to a half-ounce fetus with no consciousness, self-awareness, or feeling of pain is going to change that.”

Thanedar’s post doubles down on casting the “half-ounce fetus” as essentially worthless, without attempting to engage Gill’s original point that simply describing abortion highlights not only its violence but the  humanity of the preborn humans it destroys.

Many respondents told the congressman what they thought of his answer:

Gill shot back with, “Not surprising that the Congressman who made his money abusing dogs also has a favorite method of abortion,” referring to  allegations  that a testing lab that Thanedar owned abandoned over a hundred beagles after defaulting on loans. “I care a lot more about saving babies than being politically correct,” Gill  added. “We are done with euphemisms when talking about abortion. It’s not ‘reproductive healthcare.’ Abortion is barbaric and evil.”

Over the past 20 years, the Democrat Party has steadily removed any trace of moderation on abortion, to the point that congressional Democrats have  consistently voted against  both the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require medical care for infants delivered alive after botched abortions, and the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban most abortions after five months with exceptions for rape, incest, and medical emergencies.

The party, including former President Joe Biden and his Vice President, failed 2024 presidential nominee Kamala Harris, almost unanimously favors abortion-on-demand throughout all nine months of pregnancy, paid for by taxpayers. They also favor codifying and expanding a “right” to abortion in federal law via legislation such as the so-called  Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which would forbid states from passing any law that not only prohibits abortion but would be “reasonably likely to delay or deter” or “indirectly” raise the cost of abortions, effectively ruling out virtually any state pro-life measures.

Calvin Freiburger is a Wisconsin-based conservative writer for LifeSiteNews.

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