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(L-R-L) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and Vice President Mike Pence pose for photographs before a meeting in McConnell's office in the U.S. Capitol July 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh to succeed retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Mirrored)
All the President's Men--and No Women With Wombs--Going to Bat for Anti-Choice Brett Kavanaugh
"We don't have to tell you how screwed up this is."
Jul 10, 2018
Scanning an official list of White House-vetted endorsements and congratulatory statements issued in the wake of President Donald Trump's nomination of right-wing and anti-choice jurist Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night, observers noticed an interesting pattern: all the people quoted have penises, but not a single one has a vagina or womb.
As ThinkProgress' Addy Baird pointed out, while confirmation of Kavanaugh could be the decisive factor in overturning the 1973 landmark decision Roe v. Wade, the Trump administration thought it not pertinent or necessary to find even one prominent women or female lawmaker voicing support for the president's choice.
"It was a glaring oversight," Baird wrote, "considering the president's campaign pledge to appoint justices to the Supreme Court who might overturn rulings affecting both women's health and the health of anyone seeking an abortion or reproductive care."
To illustrate the point, Baird's colleague Judd Legum tweeted:
\u201c26. Man\n27. Man\n28. Man\n29. Man\n30. Man\n31. Man\n32. Man\n33. Man\n34. Man\n\nhttps://t.co/6WZ12JyvtR\u201d— Judd Legum (@Judd Legum) 1531229259
Meanwhile, millions of women--who have vaginas and voices--have declared their profound opposition to Kavanaugh's nomination and declared they will do everything in their power to oppose his confirmation.
\u201c#RoeVWade wasn\u2019t the beginning of abortions in America. It was the end of women dying from abortions in America. \n\nPutting Brett Kavanaugh on the bench would threaten to bring women back dark days and back alleys. That\u2019s #WhatsAtStake. We must #StopKavanaugh\u201d— Jan Schakowsky (@Jan Schakowsky) 1531232599
\u201cLast night, the White House sent reporters testimonials from Congress in support of Brett Kavanaugh.\nAll 34 are men.\nNone of the endorsees are people of color.\nNone of the endorsees are LGBTQ.\nWe don\u2019t have to tell you how screwed up this is.\n#SaveSCOTUS #StopKavanaugh\u201d— People For the American Way (@People For the American Way) 1531235542
\u201cIf you are a young woman in America, pay attention to Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination. What\u2019s at stake is a woman\u2019s right to make her own decisions about her body and her future.\n \nThis will forever change your life. Pay attention.\u201d— Vice President Kamala Harris (@Vice President Kamala Harris) 1531244189
\u201cPoliticians and judges shouldn\u2019t be making decisions about our bodies. Why? Because our bodies are our own. Period.\n\nAgree? Add your name: https://t.co/iOCdRN1Hyv \n#WeAreUnstoppable #SCOTUS\u201d— Planned Parenthood Action (@Planned Parenthood Action) 1531245962
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Scanning an official list of White House-vetted endorsements and congratulatory statements issued in the wake of President Donald Trump's nomination of right-wing and anti-choice jurist Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night, observers noticed an interesting pattern: all the people quoted have penises, but not a single one has a vagina or womb.
As ThinkProgress' Addy Baird pointed out, while confirmation of Kavanaugh could be the decisive factor in overturning the 1973 landmark decision Roe v. Wade, the Trump administration thought it not pertinent or necessary to find even one prominent women or female lawmaker voicing support for the president's choice.
"It was a glaring oversight," Baird wrote, "considering the president's campaign pledge to appoint justices to the Supreme Court who might overturn rulings affecting both women's health and the health of anyone seeking an abortion or reproductive care."
To illustrate the point, Baird's colleague Judd Legum tweeted:
\u201c26. Man\n27. Man\n28. Man\n29. Man\n30. Man\n31. Man\n32. Man\n33. Man\n34. Man\n\nhttps://t.co/6WZ12JyvtR\u201d— Judd Legum (@Judd Legum) 1531229259
Meanwhile, millions of women--who have vaginas and voices--have declared their profound opposition to Kavanaugh's nomination and declared they will do everything in their power to oppose his confirmation.
\u201c#RoeVWade wasn\u2019t the beginning of abortions in America. It was the end of women dying from abortions in America. \n\nPutting Brett Kavanaugh on the bench would threaten to bring women back dark days and back alleys. That\u2019s #WhatsAtStake. We must #StopKavanaugh\u201d— Jan Schakowsky (@Jan Schakowsky) 1531232599
\u201cLast night, the White House sent reporters testimonials from Congress in support of Brett Kavanaugh.\nAll 34 are men.\nNone of the endorsees are people of color.\nNone of the endorsees are LGBTQ.\nWe don\u2019t have to tell you how screwed up this is.\n#SaveSCOTUS #StopKavanaugh\u201d— People For the American Way (@People For the American Way) 1531235542
\u201cIf you are a young woman in America, pay attention to Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination. What\u2019s at stake is a woman\u2019s right to make her own decisions about her body and her future.\n \nThis will forever change your life. Pay attention.\u201d— Vice President Kamala Harris (@Vice President Kamala Harris) 1531244189
\u201cPoliticians and judges shouldn\u2019t be making decisions about our bodies. Why? Because our bodies are our own. Period.\n\nAgree? Add your name: https://t.co/iOCdRN1Hyv \n#WeAreUnstoppable #SCOTUS\u201d— Planned Parenthood Action (@Planned Parenthood Action) 1531245962
Scanning an official list of White House-vetted endorsements and congratulatory statements issued in the wake of President Donald Trump's nomination of right-wing and anti-choice jurist Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night, observers noticed an interesting pattern: all the people quoted have penises, but not a single one has a vagina or womb.
As ThinkProgress' Addy Baird pointed out, while confirmation of Kavanaugh could be the decisive factor in overturning the 1973 landmark decision Roe v. Wade, the Trump administration thought it not pertinent or necessary to find even one prominent women or female lawmaker voicing support for the president's choice.
"It was a glaring oversight," Baird wrote, "considering the president's campaign pledge to appoint justices to the Supreme Court who might overturn rulings affecting both women's health and the health of anyone seeking an abortion or reproductive care."
To illustrate the point, Baird's colleague Judd Legum tweeted:
\u201c26. Man\n27. Man\n28. Man\n29. Man\n30. Man\n31. Man\n32. Man\n33. Man\n34. Man\n\nhttps://t.co/6WZ12JyvtR\u201d— Judd Legum (@Judd Legum) 1531229259
Meanwhile, millions of women--who have vaginas and voices--have declared their profound opposition to Kavanaugh's nomination and declared they will do everything in their power to oppose his confirmation.
\u201c#RoeVWade wasn\u2019t the beginning of abortions in America. It was the end of women dying from abortions in America. \n\nPutting Brett Kavanaugh on the bench would threaten to bring women back dark days and back alleys. That\u2019s #WhatsAtStake. We must #StopKavanaugh\u201d— Jan Schakowsky (@Jan Schakowsky) 1531232599
\u201cLast night, the White House sent reporters testimonials from Congress in support of Brett Kavanaugh.\nAll 34 are men.\nNone of the endorsees are people of color.\nNone of the endorsees are LGBTQ.\nWe don\u2019t have to tell you how screwed up this is.\n#SaveSCOTUS #StopKavanaugh\u201d— People For the American Way (@People For the American Way) 1531235542
\u201cIf you are a young woman in America, pay attention to Brett Kavanaugh\u2019s nomination. What\u2019s at stake is a woman\u2019s right to make her own decisions about her body and her future.\n \nThis will forever change your life. Pay attention.\u201d— Vice President Kamala Harris (@Vice President Kamala Harris) 1531244189
\u201cPoliticians and judges shouldn\u2019t be making decisions about our bodies. Why? Because our bodies are our own. Period.\n\nAgree? Add your name: https://t.co/iOCdRN1Hyv \n#WeAreUnstoppable #SCOTUS\u201d— Planned Parenthood Action (@Planned Parenthood Action) 1531245962
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