When did it become ‘transphobic’ to state scientific fact? Wait, don’t answer that

During the hearing, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) asked Khiara Bridges, a professor at the University of California Berkeley School of Law, if an unborn child had value.

“I think that the person with capacity for pregnancy has value,” she responded.

Confused by her wording, Hawley questioned what she meant by “person with capacity for pregnancy.”

“Many women, cis women, have the capacity for pregnancy,” Bridges said. “Many cis women do not have the capacity for pregnancy. There are also trans men who are capable of pregnancy, as well as nonbinary people who are capable of pregnancy.”

Following her answer, Hawley then asked what the core issue was about if it was not just about a woman’s right to have an abortion. Bridges responded by calling him “transphobic.”

“I want to recognize that your line of questioning is transphobic and it opens up trans people to violence,” she said.

She then stated that his line of questioning leads transgender people to violence and ultimately suicide — a bold claim. Apparently, asking simple questions now leads to self-harm for woke leftists. As the dialogue became more passive-aggressive, Bridges asked Hawley whether or not he believed men could get pregnant.

“No, I don’t think men can get pregnant,” he responded.

“So you’re denying that trans people exist!” she said.

The Daily Wire got it right when it titled this ridiculous exchange “Woke Insanity.” What it should be understood as is an effort to intimidate a lawmaker.

The Left has not come to grips with the fact that all the insults and accusations it can hurl at those who state the obvious will never change the scientific, biological difference between men and women. You can accuse other people of “violence” for stating the obvious, but your aggressive use of language to intimidate other people will never make you right about anything.

Esther Wickham is a summer 2022 Washington Examiner fellow.