Actress Busy Philipps testified before Congress at a hearing about abortion, squaring off briefly with Texas Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert in the process
Philipps, the"Dawson's Creek,""Freaks and Geeks" and"Cougar Town" actress, spoke alongside several other witnesses with varying positions in the abortion debate before a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing titled"Threats to Reproductive Rights in America.
"I think that it's something that is very important," Philipps said."I don't believe that a politician's place is to decide what's best for a woman -- it's a choice between a woman and her doctor."Gohmert responded,"What about a baby and the doctor? That's my question."The two spoke again before Gohmert rephrased,"I just wondered how far your feeling about that went.
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