A thing happening that's probably gonna get lost in this week's news slog: Senate Republicans are about to confirm a lifetime federal judge who opposes fertility treatments.
IVF and surrogacy have “grave effects on society," Sarah Pitlyk has argued. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
IVF and surrogacy have “grave effects on society," Sarah Pitlyk has argued. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
Got a copy of a letter @SenDuckworth sent to all 99 of her Senate colleagues urging them to oppose Pitlyk's confirmation, citing her own struggles with infertility and ripping Pitly's "deeply insulting" views on fertility treatment. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
@SenDuckworth Sarah Pitlyk claimed that fertility treatments and surrogacy have “grave effects on society" like "diminished respect for motherhood" and "commodification of gestation and of children themselves."
She's only 42. Up for a lifetime federal court seat. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
She's only 42. Up for a lifetime federal court seat. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
@SenDuckworth Pitlyk's extreme views on fertility treatment are part of her broader record of attacking repro rights.
She defended anti-abortion activist David Daleiden. She defended Iowa’s 6-week abortion ban. She argued it is “scientific fact” that life begins at fertilization. (It is not.)
She defended anti-abortion activist David Daleiden. She defended Iowa’s 6-week abortion ban. She argued it is “scientific fact” that life begins at fertilization. (It is not.)
@SenDuckworth Pitlyk also earned a rare and embarrassing "not qualified" rating by the American Bar Association. Unanimous rating.
These abysmal ratings are becoming less rare because of the caliber of nominees Trump keeps putting forward. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
These abysmal ratings are becoming less rare because of the caliber of nominees Trump keeps putting forward. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
@SenDuckworth So far, only one Republican senator -- Susan Collins -- has announced opposition to Pitlyk's confirmation.
That means she's on track to be confirmed this week. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
That means she's on track to be confirmed this week. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
@SenDuckworth What else to know about Sarah Pitlyk?
She previously clerked for Brett Kavanaugh. And publicly defended him amid after Christine Blasey Ford credibly accused him of sexual assault.
She said Ford's story was "hard to take seriously." huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
She previously clerked for Brett Kavanaugh. And publicly defended him amid after Christine Blasey Ford credibly accused him of sexual assault.
She said Ford's story was "hard to take seriously." huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
@SenDuckworth More than 200 national civil and human rights groups signed on to a letter opposing Pitlyk.
They said she is “an ideological extremist who has dedicated much of her legal career to attempting to restrict reproductive freedom and access to women’s health care.”
They said she is “an ideological extremist who has dedicated much of her legal career to attempting to restrict reproductive freedom and access to women’s health care.”
@SenDuckworth Anyway, Sarah Pitlyk, 42, appears on track to sail through to confirmation to a lifetime seat on a U.S. district court. Vote looks like Weds or Thurs.
Carry on! huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
Carry on! huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
@SenDuckworth Oh PS -- one in six U.S. couples face infertility, per an NIH study.
That's a lot of people who would probably be upset about Pitlyk being confirmed to a lifetime court seat, if they knew this was happening.
That's a lot of people who would probably be upset about Pitlyk being confirmed to a lifetime court seat, if they knew this was happening.
@SenDuckworth Here's how every senator voted today on a procedural step to advance Pitlyk's nomination. Her final confirmation vote will be around 2pm on Weds. #UnderHisEye
senate.gov/legislative/LI…
senate.gov/legislative/LI…
