Indian-Origin Doctor Nisha Verma Grilled by US Senators on 'Male Pregnancy' at Abortion Hearing
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News18•16-01-2026, 11:57
Indian-Origin Doctor Nisha Verma Grilled by US Senators on 'Male Pregnancy' at Abortion Hearing
- •Dr. Nisha Verma, an Indian-American doctor providing reproductive healthcare, was questioned by US Senators Ashley Moody and Josh Hawley during a Senate hearing on abortion pills.
- •The hearing by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee focused on the safety and regulation of the abortion pill mifepristone.
- •Verma did not give a simple yes-or-no answer to the question of whether men could become pregnant, stating it depended on the conversation's goal and her treatment of patients across various gender identities.
- •Senator Hawley emphasized biological facts, to which Verma responded that such yes-or-no questions are often 'political tools' and that science should guide medicine.
- •Born in North Carolina to Indian immigrant parents, Dr. Verma is double-board-certified in OB/GYN and complex family planning, holding multiple prestigious roles in reproductive health policy and academia.
Why It Matters: Dr. Nisha Verma, an Indian-American doctor, faced intense questioning from US Senators on 'male pregnancy' during an abortion hearing.
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