JUST IN: Senate Republicans confirm Sarah Pitlyk to be a lifetime federal judge, despite her extreme views on fertility treatments having “grave effects on society” + her *unanimous* “not qualified” rating from the American Bar Association. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
Pitlyk has claimed that IVF & surrogacy lead to "diminished respect for motherhood and the unique mother-child bond; exploitation of women; commodification of gestation and of children themselves; and weakening of appropriate social mores against eugenic abortion.”
Pitlyk, 42, will be a U.S. district judge for a long time.
Good luck to you if you have a fertility treatment-related case come before her court! huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
Good luck to you if you have a fertility treatment-related case come before her court! huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
Other things you should know about now-Judge Pitlyk:
*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.) huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
*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.) huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
She has also never tried a case in court. Or examined a witness. Or taken a deposition. Or argued
any motion in a state or federal trial court. Or participated at any stage of a criminal matter.
Hence her unanimous "not qualified" ABA rating. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
any motion in a state or federal trial court. Or participated at any stage of a criminal matter.
Hence her unanimous "not qualified" ABA rating. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
Why the hell would Republicans confirm a lifetime federal judge with such extreme views + *unanimously* rated unqualified by ABA?
She's a young Federalist Society member who publicly defended Brett Kavanaugh. A judgeship is a pretty sweet thank you gift. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
She's a young Federalist Society member who publicly defended Brett Kavanaugh. A judgeship is a pretty sweet thank you gift. huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
Susan Collins was the only Republican who opposed Pitlyk.
I suspected Lisa Murkowski would vote no too, but she missed the vote. Her spokeswoman said she was away at an IAEA meeting.
But if Murkowski were present, "she would have voted no." huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
I suspected Lisa Murkowski would vote no too, but she missed the vote. Her spokeswoman said she was away at an IAEA meeting.
But if Murkowski were present, "she would have voted no." huffpost.com/entry/sarah-pi…
Here's how everyone voted on Sarah Pitlyk, in case you find it worrisome that your senator would confirm a lifetime federal judge who thinks people who rely on IVF to have kids contribute to "grave effects on society, including disrespecting motherhood.” senate.gov/legislative/LI…
