NARAL Pro-Choice America Issues Statement on Nomination of Vitter as District Judge
"Like many of Trump's nominees,
"Vitter's record leaves no doubt that she'll impose her extreme, anti-choice beliefs instead of protecting the fundamental freedoms of all women and families. If confirmed, Vitter would influence our country's policies and laws for decades to come, and we're confident she would use her power to further the most brutal aspects of
In recent days, NARAL led a coalition of reproductive rights advocates to send a letter to lawmakers on
Examples of
While moderating a panel called "
* Vitter led he panel to discuss medical falsehoods about abortion, asking those on the panel to discuss a "connection between cancer and post-abortive women" and "infertility problems and... other health concerns... in post-abortive women."
o There is widespread and longtime agreement within the medical community, including the
* Vitter praised
o Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, or TRAP laws, like the ones Vitter has praised, actually hurt women and insert politicians into the doctor-patient relationship.
* After one of the panelists referenced the anti-choice resources available on her website, including a brochure about "the four ways the pill kills," Vitter encouraged the audience to, "download it and at your next physical, you walk into your pro-life doctor and say, 'Have you thought about putting these facts or this brochure in your waiting room?'"
o There is no scientific evidence that birth control pills harm women, as Vitter believes. Birth control is safe and effective and gives millions of women in America more control over their own lives and futures. It is also well-documented that contraception is an effective way to lower abortion rates.
Vitter also spoke at a 2013 rally at the construction site of a then-new
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