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'Beg to differ': Planned parenthood doctor Bhavik Kumar SLAMMED for claiming men can get pregnant

People were baffled when Dr Bhavik Kumar said, 'Somebody with a uterus may have the capability of becoming pregnant, whether they’re a woman or a man'

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: A recent controversy where Democrats called for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing to discuss how recent abortion restrictions could harm patients sparked a huge backlash after Planned Parenthood Dr Bhavik Kumar argued that "men can have pregnancies." The statement spread like a widespread fire across the Internet, who are now mocking Kumar's theory.

In the video, Rep Andrew Clyde asked Dr Bhavik Kumar, who works as a Medical Director for Primary and Trans Care, whether a man can get pregnant. "Men can have pregnancies, especially trans men," Kumar answered. Clyde asked, "So are you saying that a biological female who identifies as a man and therefore becomes pregnant is, quote, a man? Is that what you’re saying?"
 

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To which Kumar gave a bizarre response saying, "Somebody with a uterus may have the capability of becoming pregnant, whether they’re a woman or a man." Rep Clyde then clarified his statement that men can be pregnant and remarked, "That is not a man, and the vast majority of the world considers that to be a woman because there are biological differences between men and women." Clyde further went on to elaborate on the basic fundamentals of biology.

Clyde said. "I mean, clearly, any high school biology class teaches that men and women have different chromosomes. Females are XX chromosome and males are XY chromosome. I can’t believe it’s necessary to say this, but men cannot get pregnant and cannot give birth regardless of how they identify themselves." During the same hearing, Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, notably argued that abortion should be seen as an economic issue and "forcing" women to give birth is a form of economic conscription. Trolls on social media did not hold to batter Kumar's statement. Rep Chip Roy's, R-Texas, communications director Nate Madden tweeted, "'A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.' - St. Antony the Great.”

Another tweeted, "The thought that Men (as in Males) can become pregnant, baffles my imagination. If your "identifying" as a woman (as in Female) then why are you stating your a pregnant man?" While another user simply questioned, "You mean the "men" who can become preganant...or the real kind?" "It is science. Men can not become pregnant," said one. While another chimed to another user's response and said, "@NanHayworthSo I beg to differ men can become pregnant via Iinvitro Fertalizaion. It is no natural." 

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