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 performance, “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 shot back, “My favorite kind of abortion is the kind that’s safe, legal, accessible, and none of your damn 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.”

My favorite kind of abortion is the kind that’s safe, legal, accessible, and none of your damn 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. https://t.co/qi8DpP9IXy

— Congressman Shri Thanedar (@RepShriThanedar) April 28, 2026

Thanedar’s reply 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:

How about abortions performed because the child was diagnosed with Downs Syndrome!

Wow! I bet you *LOVE* those!!

I can even see the smile on your face!

— Michael New (@Michael_J_New) April 29, 2026

You sound like a eugenicist. You want to dictate and regulate every facet of our lives other than protections for those who have no means of speaking for themselves.

— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) April 29, 2026

Demonic.

— Senator Babet (@senatorbabet) April 29, 2026

This is monstrous, Congressman. We have our dignity and basic rights–human rights–in virtue of our humanity, not age, size, or stage of development, anymore than race, sex, or ethnicity. Human dignity is inherent, not acquired. All of us have it, and we have it from the point…

— Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) April 29, 2026

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 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.