WASHINGTON ― The Senate judiciary committee voted Thursday to advance U.S. District Court nominee Wendy Vitter, a vocal opponent of abortion rights who initially didn’t tell senators about her past extreme comments on the topic. Every Republican on the committee voted for Vitter, a New Orleans lawyer and President Donald Trump’s choice for a lifetime seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Orrin Hatch (Utah), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), John Cornyn (Texas), Mike Lee (Utah), Ted Cruz (Texas), Ben Sasse (Neb. “Planned Parenthood says they promote women’s health,” she said at the time, per New Orleans’ Clarion Herald. The first step in promoting women’s health is to let them live.”Many of Trump’s court picks have records of being anti-abortion.

Source: Huffington Post May 24, 2018 14:34 UTC