Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) grilled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra over his position on abortion‚ asking whether there was any case in which he would support imposing restrictions on women seeking to terminate their pregnancies. During a Tuesday hearing‚ Kennedy posed a hypothetical scenario — a healthy baby and a healthy mother‚ one day before the due date — and Becerra repeatedly refused to say whether he’d support banning abortion even in that case. WATCH: Why are you embarrassed to answer&;#63; &;quot;Would you support making it illegal to abort a baby‚ if the mother is healthy‚ and the baby is healthy‚ on the day before that baby is scheduled to be born&;#63;&;quot;@SenJohnKennedy presses @SecBecerra on his support for no-limits abortion pic.twitter.com/K2mkoSGW0i — SBA Pro-Life America (@sbaprolife) April 16‚ 2024 After thanking Secretary Becerra for his time‚ Kennedy jumped straight to the heart of his questions. “Mr. Secretary‚ if the mother is healthy and the baby is healthy‚ do you really support abortion of the baby up to the moment of birth&;#63;” he asked. “Senator‚ let me make sure — to the moment of birth&;#63; You’re saying after gestation‚ the 40 weeks —” Becerra attempted to clarify the question. Kennedy obliged‚ saying‚ “Let’s suppose — suppose it’s the day before the due date‚ and the baby is fully formed and the baby is healthy and the mother is healthy‚ do you support aborting — the right to abort the baby then&;#63;” “I’ve heard no one say that‚” Becerra protested‚ claiming that “reproductive rights” advocates were only saying that they supported the provisions of the recently-overturned 1973 case Roe v. Wade. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Kennedy responded by reading a 2020 statement from Becerra himself‚ who said at the time‚ “No government‚ state or federal‚ has the right to make decisions for a woman about her body or her health care.” “Your words‚ not mine‚” Kennedy added. “I ask you again‚ up to the moment of birth‚ if the mother’s healthy and the baby’s healthy‚ do you believe that there should be the right to abort that baby&;#63; Up to the moment of birth.” Becerra again claimed that he had “always supported Roe v‚ Wade‚ which doesn’t do what you just said‚” and said that he did not know of anyone who was arguing in favor of abortion until the moment of birth. He went on to say that it should still be a decision left entirely up to a woman and her doctor. Kennedy tried once more‚ asking Becerra directly whether he would support any restrictions on abortion in cases where both mother and baby were healthy and the baby was full term. The HHS Secretary would only answer that he would support bringing back Roe. “I want your answer‚” Kennedy pressed again. “Roe v. Wade has been overturned. I want your answer.” But even as Kennedy repeated the direct question several more times‚ Becerra refused to give a straight answer.

National Geographic recently caught first-of-its-kind footage that shows the awe-sticking way 700 emperor penguin chicks learned to swim. According to a video the publication posted on YouTube‚ emperor penguin chicks take their first swim at six months old. They typically do so by jumping two feet from ice cliffs. However‚ the only evidence scientists have had of this phenomenon has been captured from satellites‚ and what happens once the chicks hit the water “has remained a mystery.” But in January of this year‚ a National Geographic team spent two months camping alongside a colony of about 10‚000 emperor penguins who lived in Atka Bay on the Ekstr&;ouml;m Ice Shelf in Antarctica. And they were lucky enough to witness the event for themselves‚ but in this case‚ the chicks lept from a 50-foot cliff. Cinematographer Bertie Gregory told Good Morning America that the jumps unfolded in a majestic way. He was studying the colony one day‚ and‚ all of a sudden‚ “trains of chicks” started heading towards a massive ice shelf‚ so he launched a drone to follow. “[I] flew it over there to see what was going on‚ and realized they were stacking up on the edge of a huge 50-foot ice cliff‚” he said. Emperor Penguin Chicks Say “I Can Swim&;#33;” The team had been hoping to capture the emperor penguin chicks’ first swims‚ which always happens in January. But they never expected to see them fall from such great heights. “One by one they started to jump off this 50-foot ice cliff to take their first swim in the Southern Ocean‚” Bertie continued In the footage‚ as soon as one chick is brave enough to take the first jump‚ the others feel confident to follow. Bertie worried that their descent was dangerous‚ but the chicks instinctively knew what to do. “They were falling and there were big chunks of ice floating in the water beneath them‚” he recalled. “So it’s like falling onto a chunk of concrete.” “But‚ to my amazement‚ they were not just surviving‚ but popping up and going‚ ‘I can swim&;#33;’ This is their first swim ever‚ the first swim of their lives‚” he added. The footage will be part of a Disney+ original called Secrets of the Penguins‚ which debuts on April 22‚ 2025. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Hundreds Of Emperor Penguin Chicks Leap From Massive Antarctic Iceberg‚ Watch Stunning Footage appeared first on InspireMore.

After 35 years of marriage‚ Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon have formed a unique and strong bond. But Kyra says that bond means one of them will have to endure an agonizing heartbreak in the future. The couple‚ who wed in 1988 after meeting on the set of Lemon Sky‚ is admittedly a rarity in Hollywood. While all couples face troubles with longevity‚ celebrities tend to face even more troubles. But for Kyra and Kevin‚ love has come somewhat easily thanks to their openness and honesty. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kyra (@kyrasedgwickofficial) During a 2023 interview on TODAY‚ Kevin shared that there is a simple “secret” to maintaining lasting love. “No secret. Never have the secret‚” he said before joking‚ “The secret is don’t ask a celebrity on how to stay married.” Kevin Bacon also noted that his biggest “challenge” with Kyra Sedgwick is “getting the temperature in the car correct” so they’re “both happy.” Kyra Sedgwick And Kevin Bacon Believe In Having “A Death Practice” During a separate interview with the publication‚ Kyra furthered that concept by adding that all marriages come with challenges. But solid communication‚ openness‚ and compromise aren’t what she deems most challenging. For her‚ it’s knowing that all good things must end. “The challenge is knowing that one of us will be alone one day‚” she said. “The truth is‚ one of us will be alone and that’s heartbreaking.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) While Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon should have plenty of good years ahead to spend with each other and their two children; Travis‚ 34‚ and Sosie‚ 32‚ they take a realistic approach to preparing for the inevitable truth that one of them will die before the other with a “death practice.” “I don’t think it’s bad to have a death practice‚ honestly‚ to know that you’re going to die one day‚” she said. “So‚ today is the day that you’re going to remember that and do something different. Just cherish. It just helps to cherish.” This story’s featured image is by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures. The post Kyra Sedgwick Opens Up About The “Heartbreaking” Reality Of Her Marriage With Kevin Bacon appeared first on InspireMore.

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