Amy Coney Barrett is a pro-life justice whose youngest child received a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. It might be easy to conclude that Barrett continued her pregnancy in order to live up to her ideology. But it is both overly simplistic and unfair to other parents of children with Down syndrome to conflate Barrett’s legal positions with her family choices.
Late Monday evening, Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States. Barrett is the fifth woman to be confirmed as a SCOTUS Justice.
During Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) expressed outrage after Barrett used the term “sexual preference” instead of “sexual orientation.” Hirono argued that the phrase sexual preference "is an offensive and outdated term…used by anti-LGBTQ activists to suggest that sexual orientation is a choice—it is not.” It seems, however, that Senator Hirono is the one who is actually behind the times on the whole sexual orientation vs. sexual preference issue.
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett on to the full senate.
Following the completion of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to approve her nomination when it votes on October 22.
On Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett defended her pro-life stance while also insisting that her personal beliefs will not impact her rulings.
During her confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said that Roe v. Wade is not a “super precedent” of the court since it is not “well-settled” like Brown v. Board of Education.
During the Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Tuesday, nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett asserted that she has willingly endured the attacks on her faith and family in order to serve the United States.
On Tuesday, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett explained that she does not believe it is a judge’s role to impose his or her “will on the world.”
On Monday, Concerned Women for America gathered together on Capitol Hill to pray for Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
