Legislator Pushing Abortion Ban in Alabama Says He’s Not ‘Smart Enough to Be Pregnant’
The bill being considered in the Alabama Senate—which in the state—was no laughing matter. But multiple times during the debate Tuesday, the gallery descended into snickers at male legislators’ confusion about human biology. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R), acknowledged in his opening statement that he was not a doctor, nor was he entirely clear on when a woman can know she is pregnant. “I’m not trained medically so I don’t know the proper medical terminology and timelines,” Chambliss said. “But from what I’ve read, what I’ve ...
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